Honoré Panisse is dying, cheerfully, with friends, wife, and son at his side. He confesses to the priest in front of his friends; he insists that the doctor be truthful. But, he cannot bring himself to tell his son Césariot that his real father is Marius, the absent son of César, Césariot's godfather. Panisse leaves that to Fanny, the lad's mother. Dissembling that he's off to see a friend, Césariot then seeks Marius, now a mechanic in Toulon. Posing as a journalist, Césariot spends time with Marius and leaves believing tales he is a petty thief. Only after the truth comes out can Marius, Fanny, César, and Césariot step beyond the falsehoods, benign though they may be.
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Raimu as César Ollivier
André Fouché as Cesariot Panisse
Orane Demazis as Fanny Cabanis
Pierre Fresnay as Marius Ollivier
Fernand Charpin as Honoré Panisse
Robert Vattier as Mr. Brun
Paul Dullac as Félix Escartefigue
Marcel Maupi as Innocent Mangiapan
Édouard Delmont as Le docteur Felicien Venelle
Alida Rouffe as Honorine Cabanis
Milly Mathis as Tante Claudine Foulon
Thommeray as Elzéar Bonnegrâce, le curé de Saint Victor
Doumel as Fernand, Marius' silent partner
Robert Bassac as Pierre Dromard
Charblay as Henri - le patron du bar de Toulon
Rellys as L'employé de M. Panisse
Jean Castan as L'enfant de chœur
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