

98 minutes
10/21/1955
Judge Julien Lamy regularly deals with the welfare of children, namely down on their luck delinquents. When an orphan named Alain Robert burns down a barn belonging to his abusive foster family, Judge Lamy has no choice but to send him to a juvenile jail. There he meets an older boy named Francis Lanoux, who is desperate to escape and be reunited with his girlfriend Sylvette. The boys eventually flee the institution, as Francis goes in search of his lost love and Alain continues looking for his parents. Unfortunately, the little rebels run into some big problems once on the outside.

Jean Gabin
as Julien Lamy

Anne Doat
as Sylvette
Serge Lecointe
as Francis Lanoux

Jimmy Urbain
as Alain Robert

Robert Dalban
as Joseph

Jean-Jacques Delbo
as Belote player

Dora Doll
as Mrs. Lecarnoy

Jane Marken
as Children's delegate

Claire Olivier
as Mrs. Noël, judge's secretary

Renée Passeur
as Francis' grandmother

Raphaël Patorni
as Substitute

Jean d'Yd
as Francis' grandfather

Jacques Moulières
as Gérard Lecarnoy

Georges Aminel
as Lawyer

Josette Arno
as Young prostitute

Louis Bugette
as Inspector

Véronique Deschamps
as Social worker
Gérard Fallec
as Kid
Raymond Faure

Jean Hébey
as 'La Cravate'

Guy Henry
as Inspector

Jean-Jacques Lécot

Albert Michel
as Neighboring farmer asking for the ladder

Germaine Michel
as Mailwoman

Robert Party
Jimmy Perrys

Gabriele Tinti
as Marcel, supervisor

Georges Bever
as Client (uncredited)

Charles Bouillaud
as Police officer (uncredited)

Germaine de France
as Assistant (uncredited)

Hélène Tossy
as (uncredited)