Bastien du Boccage is a repeat offender: hasn't he been sent to jail no fewer than six times? But he is no ordinary criminal mind you. As a matter of fact he is a newspaper editor and should have no problems with justice. The trouble is that he has a sister, Lucrèce, who is agony aunt in his newspaper and who tends not to mince her words. To make matters worse, Francine, his daughter, has fallen in love with Bruno, a penniless student and Lucrèce is prepared to do anything to prevent her marriage..
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Pierre FresnayBastien | Bastien |
 ArlettyLucrèce | Lucrèce |
 Jean-Claude BrialyBrice | Brice |
 Annie FratelliniJeannette | Jeannette |
 Jacques DufilhoPuymartin | Puymartin |
 Jean TissierLe directeur de la prison | Le directeur de la prison |
 Sophie GrimaldiFrancine | Francine |
 Pierre DestaillesLe directeur du journal | Le directeur du journal |
 Émile GenevoisJojo | Jojo |
 Jean-Pierre CasselActeur | Acteur |
 Gérard DarrieuLe pompiste | Le pompiste |
 Henri GuéganUn membre du jury | Un membre du jury |
 Henri CoutetL'employé E.D.F | L'employé E.D.F |
 René HellJulien le concierge | Julien le concierge |
| JJimmy PerrysUn consommateur | Un consommateur |
| JJean-Jacques SteenLe brigadier | Le brigadier |
 André WeberUn gendarme du train | Un gendarme du train |
 Christian BrocardUn machiniste T.V | Un machiniste T.V |