Claude Géraudy, a banker responsible for a financial scandal, is forced to flee and hides in the mountains with the help of Manu, a young smuggler. Florence, his wife, refuses to join him. Desperate Claude commits suicide, Florence then decides to pass her suicide off as murder in order to receive her late husband's life insurance.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Madeleine SologneFlorence Géraudy | Florence Géraudy |
 Serge ReggianiManu | Manu |
 Paul MeurisseInspector Nansen | Inspector Nansen |
 Enrico GloriClaude Géraudy | Claude Géraudy |
| RRené BourbonDoctor Pierre | Doctor Pierre |
 Léonce CorneJudge | Judge |
 Paul FaivreMayor | Mayor |
 André CarnègeWelford | Welford |
 Gabrielle FontanFlorence's mother | Florence's mother |
 René BlancardBrigadier | Brigadier |
 Paul DemangeAnnouncer | Announcer |
 Édouard DelmontInnkeeper | Innkeeper |
 Janine DarceyFine | Fine |