The döppelganger motif is explored in this little known Grémillon drama, set in Toulon. Raimu stars as an honest, respected shopowner who is, in reality, a front for a gang of burglars. When he kills an accomplice with a chisel belonging to his neighbor (Pierre Blanchar), the neighbor is sent away to prison; while he does hard labor, his wife (Viviane Romance) becomes involved with the gang. In time, Raimu pays--with his wife (Madeleine Renaud). As in his melodramas, Grémillon adapts the crime genre to his own sense of atmosphere and psychology. “A film to be rediscovered, with its modern style of narration and its exceptional performances.” (Telerama, Paris)