Fernand has escaped from prison and finds shelter in the traveling circus Barlay, where his former wife Flora works as a predator trainer. Their son, now grown up, Marcel is an art rider and does not know that Fernand is his father. Marcel loves Yvonne, the daughter of director Barlay. He is against the connection, sends his daughter to Italy and convinces Marcel that Yvonne does not return his feelings.
Fernand
Madame Flora
Pepita, Kunstreiterin
Marcel
Zirkusdirektor Barlay
Kunstreiterin Yvonne, seine Tochter
Tino, Gangster
Gendarmerieleutnant
Yvonnes Wirtschafterin
ein Verehrer
Die Löwenfellgerberin
Mädchen bei Hotel du Nord
Mann, der den Zirkus ankündigt
Gendarm
Rich American woman
Yvonne's Aunt
Teacher