Get Crude in the Desert and the Oil Gush Forth

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A penniless artist has a lot of trouble and in particular a tax employee who does everything he can to lock him up. Meanwhile, he meets an African woman, daughter of King of the State of Sheba. To make him free, she asks her father to cut off oil supplies to France.

Cast: Denise Dax, Yves Jacquemard

Director: Norbert Terry

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