Drama Romance
In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
Directed by
Max Ophüls
Written by
Annette Wademant
Paul Azaïs
Le premier cocher
Daniel Mendaille
Un passant (uncredited)
Jean Toulout
Le doyen du corps diplomatique (uncredited)
Charles Boyer
Général André de...
Jean Degrave
Le clubman (uncredited)
Gérard Buhr
Le douanier (uncredited)
Lia Di Leo
Lola
Colette Régis
La vendeuse de cierges (uncredited)
Jean Debucourt
Monsieur Rémy
Jean Galland
Monsieur de Bernac
Hubert Noël
Henri de Maleville
Danielle Darrieux
Comtesse Louise de...
Madeleine Barbulée
Une amie de Madame de... (uncredited)
Albert Michel
Le second cocher du baron (uncredited)
Guy Favières
Julien (uncredited)
Claire Duhamel
La demoiselle de compagnie (uncredited)
Mireille Perrey
La Nourrice
Robert Moor
Un diplomate (uncredited)
Léon Walther
L'administrateur (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
Un convive (uncredited)
Georges Paulais
Le premier témoin du duel (uncredited)
Émile Genevois
Un soldat (uncredited)
Georges Vitray
Le vieux reporter (uncredited)
Germaine Stainval
L'ambassadrice (uncredited)
Roger Vincent
Le second témoin du duel (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Un témoin (uncredited)
Jacques Beauvais
Un majordome (uncredited)
Jacques Josselin
Serge Lecointe
Jérome Rémy (uncredited)
Max Mégy
Un domestique (uncredited)
Léon Pauléon
Un huissier (uncredited)
Louis Saintève
Un passant (uncredited)
Michel Salina
Un témoin (uncredited)
René Worms
Un convive (uncredited)

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