Blaireau, a poacher, is imprisoned for an offense he didn't commit. An ambitious lawyer tries to exculpate and glorify him. But, once he's released, this major philosopher destroys in just a few hours the prestige painstakingly built by his liberator.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 BachBlaireau | Blaireau |
 Alice TissotMademoiselle de Hautperthuis | Mademoiselle de Hautperthuis |
 Charles MontelTaupin | Taupin |
 Renée PasseurMademoiselle de Charville | Mademoiselle de Charville |
| GGeorges TrévilleBaron de Hautperthuis | Baron de Hautperthuis |
 Jean-Louis AllibertMaître Guilloche | Maître Guilloche |
 Albert BroquinPrison guard | Prison guard |
| ÉÉdouard HardouxPrison director | Prison director |
| GGeorges DespauxBrigadier | Brigadier |
| AAchille DefrennePresident of the tribunal | President of the tribunal |
 Roger GaillardGendarme | Gendarme |
 Émile Saint-OberSecretary | Secretary |
| MMarcel LesieurPharmacist | Pharmacist |
 Paul FranceschiJournalist | Journalist |
| JJ.P. MartinJules Flêchard | Jules Flêchard |
| JJean Fabert(uncredited) | (uncredited) |
 Blanche Montel(uncredited) | (uncredited) |