Synopsis
Tells the story of a young woman escaping from reform school who tries to steal a foreign ambassador's watch but ends up falling in love with him.
Movie Information
- Director
- Henri Decoin
- Writers
- Max Kolpé, Hans Wilhelm
- Release Year
- 1940
- Runtime
- 97 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- FR
- Country
- France
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (23 votes)
Top Cast
Danielle Darrieux
Arlette
Claude Dauphin
Pierre de Rougemont
André Luguet
Count d'Argay, ambassador
Junie Astor
Countess Florence d'Argay
Charles Dechamps
Baron Dvorak
Roger Blin
(credit only)
Sylvain Itkine
The first thief
Pierre Feuillère
The second thief
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