Mademoiselle Fifi

In occupied France during the Franco-Prussian War, a young French laundress shares a coach ride with several of her condescending social superiors. But when a Prussian officer holds the coach over, social standings are leveled and integrity and spirit are put to the test.

Cast

Simone Simon

as Elizabeth Bousset

John Emery

as Jean Cornudet

Kurt Kreuger

as Lt. von Eyrick

Alan Napier

as The Count de Breville

Helen Freeman

as The Countess de Breville

Jason Robards Sr.

as A Wholesaler in Wine

Norma Varden

as The Wholesaler's Wife

Romaine Callender

as A Manufacturer

Fay Helm

as The Manufacturer's Wife

Edmund Glover

as A Young Priest

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