Summary
Two bank employees are in love with the same girl, Lucie, one of their
colleagues. They both steal money from the bank so that they can
bet on the horses. Whilst Jean’s gamble pays off, Paul ends up in
prison. When he is released five years later, Paul finds that
Jean is now a successful businessman and is married to Lucie...
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Credits
- Director: René Guissart, Yves Mirande
- Script: Yves Mirande
- Photo: Philippe Agostini, René Colas
- Music: Albert Wolff
- Cast: André Luguet (Jean), Simone Berriau (Lucie), Jean-Louis Barrault (Paul), Jeanne Marie-Laurent (La mère de Lucie), Raymond Aimos (Toto, un prisonnier), Thérèse Dorny (La femme de Toto), Georgel (Le patron du bal musette), Paul Amiot (Gaston), Maurice Devienne, Jean Brochard, Titys, René Dary, Guy Berry, Max Doria, Emile Saulieu, André Rehan, Fred Adison (Jazz Player), Jeanne Aubert, Albert Broquin, Robert Charlet, Léon Courtois, Marguerite de Morlaye, Ritou Lancyle, Maximilienne, Eugène Stuber
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 90 min; B&W
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