Hervé is a tough sea captain in command of the "Duchesse Anne", a rum-trading ship. But the sea dog hides a tender heart and he allows Marie-Douce, a poor slum girl who dreams of seeing the wide world,on board. To have her accepted by the crew, he passes her off as his niece. A seasoned master like him, wise enough to ban alcohol use on his ship, should have known better : a beautiful girl on the deck cannot but unleash the savage instincts of all those men without women.
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Charles Vanel
Le capitaine Hervé
Known for
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Lucienne Laurence
Marie-Douce
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Alfred Adam
Le Hénaff
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Habib Benglia
Le nègre
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Jean Brochard
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I Vitelloni
Jim Gérald
Le gouverneur
Known for
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René Génin
Kerroët
Known for
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Gina Manès
La patronne
Known for
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Germaine Ledoyen
Known for
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Odette Talazac
La mère Vignoboul
Known for
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Serge Grave
Known for
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Paul Faivre
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Known for
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Neither Seen Nor Recognized
Maurice Gleize Director
First release February 19, 1947 · Produced in France
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France
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · February 19, 1947
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No release date listed for United States.
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