Overview
The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.
Director and cast
- Christian-Jaque Director
- Lucien Coëdel as The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
- Fernand Ledoux as Fabret, his friend
- Renée Faure as Catherine Fabret
- Roger Pigaut as Pierre
- Madeleine Robinson as Marthe
- Pierre Labry as The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
- Georges Tourreil as Le brigadier
- Sinoël Cast
- Léonce Corne Cast
- Marcel Pérès Cast
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