César runs a bar along Marseilles' port, assisted by his 23-year-old son, Marius. Friends since childhood, Fanny and Marius love each other, but Marius has a secret wanderlust: every ship's whistle stirs a longing for foreign lands. When M. Panisse seeks Fanny's hand in marriage and when a departing clipper needs a deckhand, Marius and Fanny must decide who and what they love most. César, with his generous, wise spirit, tries to guide his son.
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Raimu as César Ollivier
Pierre Fresnay as Marius Ollivier, fils de César
Orane Demazis as Fanny Cabanis, fille d'Honorine
Fernand Charpin as Maître Honoré Panisse
Robert Vattier as Monsieur Brun
Paul Dullac as Félix Escartefigue
Alida Rouffe as Honorine Cabanis
Alexandre Mihalesco as Piquoiseau
Édouard Delmont as Le Goelec
Lucien Callamand as Le quartier-maître du ferry-boat (uncredited)
Zé Digiovanni as Innocent Mangiapan (uncredited)
Giovanni as (uncredited)
Milly Mathis as Tante Claudine Foulon (uncredited)
Marcel Maupi as Innocent Mangiapan le chauffeur du ferry-boat (uncredited)
Quéret as Félicité (uncredited)
Valentine Ribe as Un client (uncredited)
Vassi as Un Arabe (uncredited)
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