Meant to be a psychological study of a dysfunctional couple and an equally unbalanced maid, this slow-paced, murky melodrama stars Michele Morgan and Robert Hossein as Thelma and Jess, two Americans who move into a down-at-the-heels Paris neighborhood. The couple is still suffering from the loss of their only son in an automobile accident that happened some time in the distant past. Thelma tends to drown her sorrows in alcohol, while Jess is introspected and morose. After they hire a maid to help out with the housework, she falls for the taciturn Jess. Her interest seems to be only a simple attraction, yet appearances, as it turns out, are deceiving.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Michèle MorganThelma Rooland | Thelma Rooland |
 Robert HosseinJess Rooland | Jess Rooland |
 Olivier HussenotArthur Martin | Arthur Martin |
 Jacqueline MoraneAdeline Martin | Adeline Martin |
 Perrette PradierLouise Martin | Louise Martin |
 Paul BiscigliaNot listed | Not listed |
| BBarbara BrandtNot listed | Not listed |
| IIvan DominiqueNot listed | Not listed |
| JJacqueline FontelNot listed | Not listed |
| CCady MullerNot listed | Not listed |
 Roland MonkNot listed | Not listed |
| KKate NoelleNot listed | Not listed |
 Donald O'BrienNot listed | Not listed |
 Robert PorteNot listed | Not listed |
| PPierre RousselNot listed | Not listed |
 Alice SapritchGuest complimenting Thelma | Guest complimenting Thelma |
| LLucas StanleyNot listed | Not listed |
| JJoan TysonNot listed | Not listed |
| VVan WayneNot listed | Not listed |
| IIngrid WeissNot listed | Not listed |
 Frank LatimoreTed | Ted |
| GGeorges IvanovCommentator (voice) | Commentator (voice) |