"Les Trois Valses" traces the love story of two people over three eras. In the first waltz (music based on Johann Strauss I), Yvonne is a sensitive Parisian ballet dancer, whose romance with a dashing officer is brought to an abrupt end by his family. She goes off to Vienna to become a big star. In the second waltz, her daughter, an even bigger star, but now of Paris music halls, has a brief flirtation with the rakish man-about-town who is the son of suitor number one. She throws him over pretty quickly for a chance to shine at a Gala performance. Finally, in the third waltz, the two get together, when she is a movie star, and he is posing as an insurance salesman.
Yvonne Printemps
as Fanny, Yvette & Irène Grandpré
Pierre Fresnay
as Octave, Philippe & Gérard de Chalencey
Henri Guisol
as Brunner Jr.
Jean Périer
as President Lebrun
Pierre Stéphen
as Journalist
Robert Vattier
as Director
Jeanne Helbling
as Empress Eugénie
Max Maxudian
as Napoléon III
Georges Cahuzac
as Actor playing the Emperor
Adolf E. Licho
as Producer
Paul Demange
as Stage manager
Guy Sloux
as Antoine
