In the lively streets of Paris , the beautiful woman Garance ( Arletty Arletty) first met the actor Frédérick Lemaître ( Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur) and then Baptiste Deburau (Jean-Louis Barrault), She also has a suitor, Pierre-François Lacenaire, a man who steals things and does bad things. One night, Baptiste met Garance again at the bar. He confessed his love to her. Garance also liked Baptiste, and the two came to the hotel where Baptiste lived. Baptiste wanted Garance to love him as much as he loved her, so he left her room. It happened that Frédérick lived next door to Garance, and the two fell in love after a spring night. Garance also joined Baptiste and Frédérick's troupe.
In a performance, a playboy, Comte Édouard de Montray, was deeply attracted by the beauty of Garance. He came backstage to express his love like Garance, but was rejected by Garance. So Édouard left his contact information, hoping that Garance can find him if he is in trouble. Soon, Garance was involved in a murder case, and she could only ask Édouard for help. Years passed, Garance returned to Paris as Édouard traveled everywhere, and met Baptiste, Pierre-François and Frédérick
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