112 minutes
11/18/1942
In 1914, in the first months of World War I, Louise Jarraud loses her husband, killed on the front. Shortly after, she gives birth to a baby, who soon dies. Devastated by this double misfortune, Louise decides to dedicate her life to caring for the children of others. She becomes a nurse with several employers, giving her affection to little boys or girls. A widower and another man propose to her but she refuses twice determined as she is to live only for the children in her charge.
Gaby Morlay
as Louise Jarraud
André Alerme
as Ernest Volnar-Bussel
Elvira Popescu
as Mona Lorenza
Fernand Charpin
as Émile Perrette
Aimé Clariond
as Investigating judge
Pierre Larquey
as Antoine Lancelot
Marcelle Géniat
as Madame Breuilly
Georges Grey
as Gérard Volnar-Bussel
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
as Mademoiselle Eugénie
Renée Devillers
as Madame Forneret
Denise Grey
as Madame Volnar-Bussel
Francine Bessy
as Young dancer
Jean Clarieux
as Henri Forneret
Pierre Jourdan
as Dominique
Camille Bert
as Doctor
Noël Roquevert
as Inspector Duval
Marcel Vallée
as Mona Lorenza's impressario
Jean Bobillot
as Julien
Mona Dol
as Head nurse
Camille Guérini
as d'Aubigny
Marthe Mellot
as Gossip
Primerose Perret
as Georgette Volnar-Bucel
Michel de Bonnay
as Pierre Breuilly
Monique Bourdette
as Little girl
Pierre Brulé
as Little boy
Jean Fay
as Foreign impresario
Raymonde La Fontan
as Lotte Lorenza
Odette Barencey
as Gossip (uncredited)
Paul Barge
as (uncredited)
Liliane Bert
as (uncredited)
Paul Demange
as Pons (uncredited)
Luce Fabiole
as Pauline (uncredited)
Michel François
as (uncredited)
Marcelle Monthil
as Gossip (uncredited)
Noëlle Norman
as Madame Berger, director of the placement office (uncredited)
Jacques Ory
as Little boy (uncredited)
Julienne Paroli
as Concierge (uncredited)