Simone finds that she is incapable of loving the man who provides for
her. André is the man who really loves Simone, but he
loves her too much not to disrupt her comfortable arrangement with a
wealthy banker. One day, when her sugar daddy lets her down,
Simone is only too happy to swap him for André.
Cast: Meg Lemonnier (Simone),
Henri Garat (André), Jean Périer (Baillon),
Davia (Lucette), Milly Mathis (Ernestine), Pierre Etchepare (Max), Lucien Brulé, Edith Méra,
Lucien Pardies,
Régine Barry,
André Lannes,
Claude May,
Karl Anton,
Alex Madis,
Paul Schiller
Country: USA
Language: French
Support: Black and White
Runtime: 86 min
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