Arriving in Paris, Madeleine Marsan rents a room in a guesthouse where she makes the acquaintance of Pierre Ruffin, a respectable municipal librarian. Through Pierre, Madeleine finds work as a schoolteacher and soon realises that she is in love with him. Then she discovers that Pierre is in truth the head of a band of crooks. Caught by the police after a failed robbery, Pierre manages to escape. With Madeleine’s help, he goes on the run.
Jean Gabin
as Pierre Ruffin
Madeleine Robinson
as Madeleine Marsan
Robert Dalban
as l'inspecteur Dupré
Jean-Jacques Delbo
as Antoine Perez
Suzanne Dantès
as Melle Mercier
Michel Barbey
as Dédé
Gaby Basset
as la prostituée
Paul Bonifas
as le commissaire principal
Arthur Devère
as le marinier
Luce Fabiole
as la directrice du cours Sévigné
