A famous convict Jacques Collin, alias Trompe la mort, or abbot Carlos Herrera, also called Vautrin, escapes from prison. Chance makes him meet Lucien de Rubempré, an impetuous and eternal lover who, when he is dismissed, collapses. Moved by this fragility, he takes him under his wing, and will do everything possible to ensure that his creature reaches happiness, even if it means imagining the worst shenanigans and other scams, with the help of a band of clever villains.
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Cast
Georges Marchal
Lucien de Rubempré (jeune)
Michel Simon
Vautrin
Madeleine Sologne
Esther Gobseck
Line Noro
Asie
Renée Albouy
Madame d'Espard
Marcel André
Camusot
Lucienne Bogaert
Europe
Gisèle Casadesus
Clotilde de Grandlieu
Georges Colin
Cotenson
Nane Germon
Madame Camusot
Pierre Labry
Paccard
Michèle Lahaye
Madame de Sérizy
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