In France of the late 19th century, the wife of a wealthy general, the Countess Louise, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off debts; she claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, & her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.

• Franco London Films
• Indusfilms
• Charles Boyer
• Danielle Darrieux
• Vittorio De Sica
• Jean Debucourt
• Jean Galland
• Mireille Perrey
• Paul Azaïs
• Jacques Josselin