In a small village, a farmer discovers his wife has committed suicide, but suspicions of murder arise, dividing the community. Amidst the conflict, he develops feelings for a young woman who is the sister of a man harboring a personal grudge against him.
Cast
Fernandel
Urbain Coindet, paysan et conseiller municipal
Andrex
Frédéric Gari, contrebandier et frère de Jeanne
Édouard Delmont
Capucet, le garde-champêtre ivrogne
Antonin Berval
le père Gari
René Génin
le curé
Maria Mauban
Jeanne Gari, la belle jeune femme courtisée par Urbain