...well, not really - he ended up paying for it. It was another goof from Alastair Sim's character who was trying to get 28 days in jail so he would be eligible to receive an inheritance from a practical joker relative who had just died.
The movie is Laughter in Paradise from 1951.
Just saw it on TCM the other week and enjoyed it.
Look how decked out in Dunhill goods that counter is, a wonderful display!
Audrey Hepburn makes a fleeting appearance as a cigarette girl too.