Marthe, a robust peasant, is a single mother. For her child to be happy, she abandons him to the Duchemin household, eager for an impossible motherhood. Later, the young man is still unaware of the obscure sacrifice of his real mother.
On the advice of his impressario, the singer André Soral resumes his former job as a sailor. He falls in love with Pola, the daughter of the owner of the barge, whom he marries after many adventures.
Madame Estienne
This is the romanticized story of Louise de Bettignies, who was a spy and heroin of the First World War. In October 1914, in Roubaix, Geneviève de Vandeville delivers mail in secret. Brilliant and effective, she is soon contacted by the Intelligence Service who asks her to lead a team of spies. Geneviève, who is responsible for delivering intelligence from dangerous regions, enlists the help of Maria, a young girl who becomes her friend. Maria and her lover ask Geneviève to plan their escape into Holland. This mission will prove fatal for Geneviève. She is detected by the German counterespionage, arrested, and imprisoned in Brussels. She becomes sick and dies in prison before the war ends. Some time later, Maria and her lover pay their respects to the monument in effigy of Louise de Bettignies.
Mother Lugrin
По настоянию своего чрезмерно заботливого отца молодой богач из Парижа Андре Карель отправляется на Женевское озеро, чтобы восстановить своё здоровье. Там он влюбляется в Рейне, прекрасную дочь простого лодочника. Чтобы произвести на неё впечатление исключительно своей личностью и характером, он скрывает своё богатое происхождение и, переодевшись рабочим-мигрантом, устраивается работать на борт корабля её отца.
