He is well educated charming and gallant a dream for each lonely lady In reality he is a skillful swindler who robs naive women Cheating merchants with guilty consciences are his targets as well This is the elusive protagonist of the movie He constantly changes his name stages his own death and travels from town to town His exploits are myriad and his life is an endless adventure Yet he remains an amiable swindler an unrealized actor whose only goal is make his life more interesting