Story :Henri Chatelard is well into his forties, owns a restaurant and a cinema in the city, and appreciates women. When he meets Marie, an 18-ish strong-head who just lost her father in a small fishing village, it is not clear who is the hunter and who is the prey.
Cast
Jean GabinHenri Chatelard
Blanchette BrunoyOdile Le Flem
Nicole CourcelMarie Le Flem
Claude RomainMarcel Viau
Julien CaretteThomas Viaud
Jane MarkenMrs. Josselin
Louis SeignerJules
Odette LaureFrançoise
René BlancardDorchain
Robert VattierUnhappy customer
Georges VitrayMr. Josselin
Olivier HussenotUncle of Marie and Odile
Gabrielle FontanGossip
Marie-Louise GodardAunt of Marie and Odile
Louise FouquetProstitute
Jeanne VéniatMadame Blanc
Martial RèbeAuctioneer
Germaine MichelMadame Pincemin, the first aunt
Charles MahieuHairdresser
Yvonne YmaNeighbor
Émile DrainDoctor
Jean-François BaillyJoseph Le Flem (uncredited)
Jean BerthoFancy bidder (uncredited)
Jackie BlanchotQuartermaster (uncredited)
Jean ClarieuxWorker (uncredited)
Maurice DervilleWaiter from the brewery (uncredited)
Christian FourcadeHubert Le Flem (uncredited)
Robert FretelWaiter from the brewery (uncredited)
Georges GalleySailor (uncredited)
Camille GuériniSeller (uncredited)
Joël HamondSailor (uncredited)
René HellConsumer (uncredited)
Roland LesaffreSailor (uncredited)
Henri NielBelote player at the brasserie (uncredited)