Le directeur
Некая Барни, еще не старая, но уже и не молодая женщина, воспитывающая дочку, страдает от одиночества. Шансов встретить спутника жизни с каждым годом становится все меньше, а тут еще война и оккупация. Жители провинциального городка в отношении с оккупантами ведут себя по-разному, кто-то вполне неплохо устраивается, а кто-то хотя бы тайно симпатизирует Сопротивлению. К последним относится и Барни.
L'oncle de Fernand
(uncredited)
Hélène and Aldo Giovanni are a circus trapeze double act and a couple. Aldo is temporarily replaced by former-partner Alexandre when the former is injured. The two get into a fight and the following day Alexandre is discovered dead. Hélène suspects her husband is responsible for the murder.
In 1935, in the Burgundian village of Valromey, Commissioner Desbordes was the very unpopular leader of the anti-alcoholic league. His own brother, Pimpin, is an unconditional defender of the vineyard. Pierre Moreau is, for his part, the representative of a hygienic drink, the "Koku-Kolu". The cafe owner's daughter, Rose, will find the man very to her liking and will manage to seduce him.
A wealthy financier is murdered in his desirable mansion.Two lieutenants, a tough guy and a rookie, investigate.
Le charron (uncredited)
Bienaimé, a modest postman, in love with Janine, the village postmistress, does not know that he is the illegitimate son of the old Baron de Mondésir. The Baron dies and in happy amazement, Bienaimé finds he is the sole heir to the deceased's estate. But he should be careful, for two crooks, Waldemar and Erika, are after his newly-acquired wealth.
