One day, Jean Gabin had a tooth extracted. A few days later, he received an envelope from the dentist.
Jean Gabin once had a tooth extracted. A few days later, he received an envelope from the dentist.
Gabin thought it was the bill for the extraction, but inside, he found cash and a brief note: «I sold your tooth to one of your admirers, who now keeps it as a good luck charm.
I deducted the fee for the procedure, and the rest is enclosed.»
Meanwhile, at the «Schwartzman and Son» dental office, old Izya Schwartzman had just finished counting a thick stack of bills when his son entered.
Jean Gabin once had a tooth extracted. A few days later, he received an envelope from the dentist. Gabin thought it was the bill for the extraction, but inside, he found cash and a brief note:
«I sold your tooth to one of your admirers, who now keeps it as a good luck charm. I deducted the fee for the procedure, and the rest is enclosed.»
Meanwhile, at the «Schwartzman and Son» dental office, old Izya Schwartzman had just finished counting a thick stack of bills when his son entered.
— «How’s everything going, Dad?»
— «Great, son! Today, I sold 8 of Gabin’s teeth!»
— «May God bless him and his fans!»
— «And those patients of ours who don’t even realize we’re pulling out Gabin’s teeth!»
Father and son Schwartzman laughed, and then Schwartzman Sr. added wistfully,
— «Ah, son, if only Alain Delon would walk into our office…»
Jean Gabin and Alain Delon.
