When lovely and virtuous governess Henriette Deluzy comes to educate the children of the debonair Duc de Praslin, a royal subject to King Louis-Philippe and the husband of the volatile and obsessive Duchesse de Praslin, she instantly incurs the wrath of her mistress, who is insanely jealous of anyone who comes near her estranged husband. Though she saves the duchess's little son from a near-death illness and warms herself to all the children, she is nevertheless dismissed by the vengeful duchess. Meanwhile, the attraction between the duke and Henriette continues to grow, eventually leading to tragedy.

Henriette Deluzy-Desportes

Duc de Praslin

Henry Martyn Field

Duchesse de Praslin

Louise

Madame LeMaire

Pasquier

Broussais

Pierre

Charpentier

Marechal Sebastiani

Miss Haines

Isabelle

Berthe

Abbe Gallard

DeLangle

Mlle. Maillard

Dr. Louis

Rebecca Jay
July 5, 1940

Henriette Deluzy-Desportes

Duc de Praslin

Henry Martyn Field

Duchesse de Praslin

Louise

Madame LeMaire

Pasquier

Broussais

Pierre

Charpentier

Marechal Sebastiani

Miss Haines

Isabelle

Berthe

Abbe Gallard

DeLangle

Mlle. Maillard

Dr. Louis

Rebecca Jay

