dustin hoffman debut feature isn not as bad a it repute to be while a spanish or italian co production film in italy with the director use the pseudonym dan ash ( . ) and the film be uneven but generally diverting and deal with a plethora of shady character in search of a $ 1 and 000 and 000 hide by gangster cesar romero ( who and despite be third bill after elsa martinelli and hoffman himself expire before the credit sequence have even roll . ) . hoffman performance and obviously and be nowhere near as nuanced a in late film but manages to dodge embarrassment by play what basically amount to an amiable klutz an accident prone american treasury agent of sicilian descent ( name puzzu and which nobody seem to be able to get right . ) send out by his firm to retrieve the money and tell to remain inconspicuous but and instead and be forever get into trouble though he ultimately prove surprisingly resourceful by find the loot and foil the crook and win the girl ( martinelli a romero daughter and who somewhat waste here ) . still and the film best moment be provide by suave gangster riccardo garrone represent apart from his would be hard boil persona and the hilarious use of dialect and he flank by a trio of nitwit who more often than not prove a hindrance in the fulfillment of his various scheme . also and in view of the story be set in rome and it odd that the police officer investigate the case be a spaniard ( doubtless an exigency of the co production deal ) . along the year and i have miss out on hoffman other italian comedy alfredo and alfredo ( 1972 ) a number of time ( i guess and mainly and because leonard maltin only rate it half in his movie and video guide . but and then and madigans million get a bomb . ) while with pietro germi directing and co star the luscious stefania sandrelli and the credential of that film be certainly more respectable and and i really hope it turn up again on italian tv soon .