
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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