A widow named Blanche Montel endeavours to find a man with whom to produce a child so that she can pretend that the child was her late husband's and so inherit a fortune.
Elise
Lescalopier
Josette
Croche
Adalbert
Berthe
Mr. Lansquenet
Georges
Ketty
'L'arpète'
Marguerite
Durieux senior
Ratier
Pujon
The mayor
Pouillaus
The valet
Self
Director