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
Charles Boyer
Général André de...
Danielle Darrieux
Comtesse Louise de...
Hubert Noël
Henri de Maleville
Léon Walther
L'administrateur (uncredited)
Madeleine Barbulée
Une amie de Madame de... (uncredited)
Émile Genevois
Un soldat (uncredited)
Jean Debucourt
Monsieur Rémy
Albert Michel
Le second cocher du baron (uncredited)
Paul Azaïs
Le premier cocher
Jean Galland
Monsieur de Bernac
Mireille Perrey
La Nourrice
Germaine Stainval
L'ambassadrice (uncredited)
Georges Vitray
Le vieux reporter (uncredited)
Charles Bayard
Un convive (uncredited)
Lia Di Leo
Lola
Guy Favières
Julien (uncredited)
Jacques Josselin
Jean Degrave
Le clubman (uncredited)
Colette Régis
La vendeuse de cierges (uncredited)
Jean Toulout
Le doyen du corps diplomatique (uncredited)
Michel Salina
Un témoin (uncredited)
Roger Vincent
Le second témoin du duel (uncredited)
Daniel Mendaille
Un passant (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Un témoin (uncredited)
Georges Paulais
Le premier témoin du duel (uncredited)
Robert Moor
Un diplomate (uncredited)
Jacques Beauvais
Un majordome (uncredited)
Gérard Buhr
Le douanier (uncredited)
Claire Duhamel
La demoiselle de compagnie (uncredited)
Serge Lecointe
Jérome Rémy (uncredited)
Max Mégy
Un domestique (uncredited)
Léon Pauléon
Un huissier (uncredited)
Louis Saintève
Un passant (uncredited)
René Worms
Un convive (uncredited)

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