Soon after Marius's departure, Fanny learns that she is pregnant with his child, to the disappointment of her mother and of Marius's father, César. To secure a better life for her unborn child, she accepts a marriage proposal from the aging widower Honoré Panisse.
Orane Demazis
as Fanny Cabanis Panisse
Raimu
as César Olivier
Fernand Charpin
as Honoré Panisse
Alida Rouffe
as Honorine Cabanis
Auguste Mouriès
as Félix Escartefigue, ferry captain
Marcel Maupi
as Innocent Mangiapan, ferry crewman
Robert Vattier
as Monsieur Brun
Milly Mathis
as Claudine Foulon
Pierre Fresnay
as Marius Olivier
Odette Roger
as Fortunette