Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreographies by Roland Petit: La Croqueuse de diamants (The Gold Digger), Cyrano de Bergerac, Deuil en 24 heures (A Merry Mourning), and Carmen.
Maurice Chevalier
as Himself / Narrator
Zizi Jeanmaire
as The Gold Digger / Carmen
Roland Petit
as Cyrano / The Suitor / Don José
Moira Shearer
as Roxane
Cyd Charisse
as The Widow
Georges Reich
as Christian
Hans van Manen
as The Husband / A thug / A bandit
Henning Kronstam
as The Toreador
Gérard Lemaître
as The café waiter / A thug
