In a small provincial town, the boarding-house is run by Mathilde Belin, the overindulging and over-demanding mother of Paul. When she is told by her envious sister Charlotte that her son is having a secret affair with Catherine, a salesgirl, she becomes furious and starts doing everything in her power to separate the lovebirds.
Mathilde Belin
Charlotte Bertier
Catherine
Paul Belin
L'oncle Léon Bertier
Germaine
René Perrin
Mademoiselle Bourdin
'L'oncle' de Mademoiselle Bourdin
Monsieur Chale, un pensionnaire
Evelyne
La pâtissière Madame Rapine
Hardouin - un joueur de billard
Le réceptionniste de l'hôtel
La pensionnaire veuve
Le curé
Un joueur de billard
La bonne de l'hôtel