Life's a rotten business, says Jean, a deserter who arrives at night in Le Havre, looking to leave the country. He lucks into civilian clothes, a little bit of money, a passport, and a dog, and he also meets Nelly, a 17-year-old who's grown up too fast. She's the object of lust of men: including a boyfriend Maurice, her putative protector Zabel, and Lucien, a local hood. Jean falls for her, faces down Lucien, and gives her courage to stand on her own feet. A ship is leaving for Venezuela; can at least one of them be on it, or is that just a dream?
Édouard Delmont, Jean Gabin, Jenny Burnay, Marcel Melrac, Marcel Perès, Martial Rèbe, Michèle Morgan, Michel Simon, Pierre Brasseur, Raymond Aimos, Raymond Pelissier, Rene Genin, Robert Le Vigan, Roger Legris
Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
