A brave bookseller raises his four daughters alone, all of whom he employs in his shop. They are especially interested in their sentimental stories. Rosine, the youngest, falls in love with Francis, fiancé of Edith, the eldest. But Francis pushes her away and Rosine announces that she is going to commit suicide. Bertrand, a young doctor, decides to stop her by watching over her. After a few adventures, everything finally works out. Edith keeps her fiancé, the father, from whom the adventure has been hidden, returns to the usual course of his life and Bertrand and Rosine find themselves alone.
Marc Allégret
Director
André Lefaur
Frédéric Grimaud
Odette Joyeux
Rosine Grimaud
Bernard Blier
Doctor Bernard
Louis Jourdan
Francis
Simone Sylvestre
Édith Grimaud
Danièle Delorme
Bérénice Grimaud
Colette Richard
Indiana Grimaud
Gérard Philipe
Jérôme Hardy
Jacques Dynam
Paulo
Jacques Lavialle
The gentleman with the flowerpot
Robert Pizani
A doctor
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