
Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk. Mollenard receives a frosty welcome from his wife Mathilde, who resents the way in which he has neglected his family for so many years. Mollenard’s only wish is to get back to sea as soon as he can, but a sudden heart-attack leaves him paralysed and entirely in his wife’s power...
Cast

Harry Baur
le capitaine Mollenard

Albert Préjean
Kerrotret

Gabrielle Dorziat
Mme Mollenard

Gina Manès
Marina
Marta Labarr
Betty Hamilton

Ludmilla Pitoëff
Marie Mollenard
Foun-Sen
la chinoise

Liliane Lesaffre
l'entraîneuse

Marcel Dalio
Happy Jones

Maurice Baquet
le joueur d'harmonica

Jacques Louvigny
Truffier

Robert Lynen
Jean Mollenard

Arthur Devère
Joseph

Habib Benglia
Unknown
Jean Clarens
Le Lieutenant

Pierre Labry
Unknown

Roger Legris
Le radio

Armand Lurville
Dubailly d'Elbeuf

Georges Mauloy
L'abbé Mangin

Marcel Melrac
Homme d'équipage

Pierre Sergeol
Fourcade

Robert Seller
Le préfet
Tran-Van
You

Georges Vitray
Firmin

Walter Rilla
Frazer

Jacques Baumer
Le secrétaire général

Pierre Renoir
Bonnerot

Lucien Coëdel
Le bosco

Ky Duyen
Extra

Rodolphe Marcilly
Extra

Marcel Pérès
Homme d'équipage
Crew

Robert Siodmak
Director
Oscar Paul Gilbert
Writer

Charles Spaak
Writer
Léonide Azar
Editor
Eugen Schüfftan
Director of Photography
Edouard Corniglion-Molinier
Producer

Alexandre Trauner
Production Design, Art Direction

Henri Alekan
Camera Operator

Nicholas Musuraca
Assistant Camera
Jacques Belasco
Original Music Composer

Darius Milhaud
Original Music Composer



















