In France of the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy general, the Countess Louise, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts; she 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, & her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
Charles Boyer
as Général André de...
Danielle Darrieux
as Comtesse Louise de...
Vittorio De Sica
as Baron Fabrizio Donati
Jean Debucourt
as Monsieur Rémy
Jean Galland
as Monsieur de Bernac
Mireille Perrey
as La Nourrice
Paul Azaïs
as Le premier cocher
Jacques Josselin
as
Hubert Noël
as Henri de Maleville
Lia Di Leo
as Lola
Gérard Buhr
as Le douanier (uncredited)
Jean Toulout
as Le doyen du corps diplomatique (uncredited)