Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital.
Gérard Philipe
as Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
Dany Carrel
as Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter
Danielle Darrieux
as Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”
Jacques Duby
as Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building
Jane Marken
as Eléonore Josserand, the mother
Olivier Hussenot
as Joseph Josserand, the father
Henri Vilbert
as Narcisse Bachelard, brother of Eléonore
Jean Brochard
as Mr. Duveyrier, former attorney general
Danielle Dumont
as Hortense Josserand, the eldest daughter
Anouk Aimée
as Marie Pichon, young mother with a pram
George Cusin
as Achille Compardon, architect and lover of Gasparine
Claude Nollier
as Clotilde Duveyrier, prosecutor's wife
