Summary
Four inseparable friends have enrolled at a military school at Fort
Carré in Antibes. One of them, André Leroy, falls
in love with an orphan girl named Catherine. When the latter
falls into the hands of some bandits, André comes to her rescue
and takes her as his bride.
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Credits
- Director: André Hugon
- Script: Paul Fékété, André Hugon
- Photo: Marcel Lucien
- Music: Henri Bourtayre
- Cast: François Patrice (Sergent André Leroy), Michel Jourdan (Pierre Thomelin), Jean Carmet (Le Guen), Jean Gaven (Finot), Colette Ripert (Catherine), Marcel Pérès (Léonard), Lucien Gallas (Le colonel), Georges Galley (Lieutenant Morland), Hélène Tossy (Madame Pellegrin), Emma Lyonel (La mère Léonard), Jean Marchat, Joe Williams
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Runtime: 96 min; B&W
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