When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.
Bette Davis
as Henriette Deluzy-Desportes
Charles Boyer
as Duc de Praslin
Jeffrey Lynn
as Henry Martyn Field
Barbara O'Neil
as Duchesse de Praslin
Virginia Weidler
as Louise
Helen Westley
as Madame LeMaire
Walter Hampden
as Pasquier
Henry Daniell
as Broussais
Harry Davenport
as Pierre
George Coulouris
as Charpentier
Montagu Love
as Marechal Sebastiani
Janet Beecher
as Miss Haines
