Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
Raphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor
Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Jeannette, little maid at the café
Madame Tusini
Madame Jambage
Singer
Gilles Marny
Monsieur Lucien
Stage manager
Philémon
Deaubonne
Laroche
Delormel
Victor
Lacour
Verneuil
March 24, 1939
Raphaël Saint-Clair, former Don Juan and adored actor
Ernest Cabrissade, eternal understudy
Jeannette, little maid at the café
Madame Tusini
Madame Jambage
Singer
Gilles Marny
Monsieur Lucien
Stage manager
Philémon
Deaubonne
Laroche
Delormel
Victor
Lacour
Verneuil