Mathias Pascal, only son of a once rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon his home life becomes a nightmare, as well as his job as assistant librarian in his home town. Ivan Mozzhukhin, Marcelle Pradot, Michel Simon, Lois Moran, Marthe Mellot, Irma Perrot, Isaure Douvan, Solange Sicard, Georges Térof, Philippe Hériat, (filmaffinity)