The nurse
Pursued by the police, Saget usurps the identity of a man who was returning to his town after having made his fortune in the United States. Under this new name, he deceives his compatriots with the exception of a doctor and the savage Isabelle. During an explanation Saget understands that Isabelle secretly admires him. She denounces him and Saget surrenders without a fight. Thus he ruins all his prestige with the young Amazon.
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Four young friends share the carefree, cheerfulness, laughter and dances of Bohemian life. Rodolphe the painter, Alexandre Chaunard the composer, Colline the philosopher, as well as Marcel and his friend Musette. Mimi, a romantic young girl, falls in love with Rodolphe.
Hélène tiene la desagradable impresión de que su amante, Jean, se le escapa. Mediante artimañas se entera, para su consternación, de que Jean ya no la ama. Herida, Hélène decide vengarse y pone en marcha un meticuloso plan. Organiza a Jean un encuentro con Agnès, una atractiva bailarina de cabaret a la que ha tomado bajo su protección. Como Hélène había previsto, el plan funciona perfectamente y Jean se enamora inmediatamente de la joven. Consciente de su difícil pasado, Agnès confiesa, en una carta escrita a Jean, que sólo es una chica perdida. Pero Jean se niega a leer la carta...
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Philippe Clarence, a famous Parisian dressmaker, seduces his friend's fiancee. But, for the first time in his life, this is for real. The film is also a sharp picture of the fashion world.
Gaby
The belated and revolting passion of a famous surgeon for a young orphan whom he once took in. He goes so far as to dishonor her to prevent her marriage to a young man she loves, whom she will however end up marrying. The young girl herself is not without reproach; she has missed a mother's love: in this ordeal, she has no sense of feminine dignity.
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As playboys cannot pay their debts anymore,their creditors suggest one of them marry a millionaire's daughter.
