
Celestine, the chamber-maid, has a new job in the country, at the Lanlaires. She has decided to use her beauty to seduce a wealthy man, but Mr. Lanlaire is not a right choice: the house is firmly controlled by Madame Lanlaire, helped by the strange valet Joseph. Then she tries the neighbour, former officer Mauger. This seems to work. But soon the son of the Lanlaires comes back. He is young, attractive and does not share his mother's antirepublican opinions. So Celestine's beauty attracts Captain Mauger, young Georges Lanlaire, and Joseph. Three men, from three different social classes, with three different conceptions of life. Will Celestine be able to convince Georges of her sincerity?
Cast

Paulette Goddard
Célestine

Burgess Meredith
Captain Mauger

Hurd Hatfield
Georges Lanlaire

Francis Lederer
Joseph

Judith Anderson
Madame Lanlaire

Florence Bates
Rose

Irene Ryan
Louise

Reginald Owen
Captain Lanlaire

Almira Sessions
Marianne

Egon Brecher
The Postman (Uncredited)

Sumner Getchell
Pierre (Uncredited)
Ben Hall
Townsman (Uncredited)

Jack Perry
Townsman (Uncredited)
Joe Ploski
Townsman (Uncredited)

Harry Semels
Townsman (Uncredited)
Crew
Julia Heron
Interior Designer, Set Decoration

Jean Renoir
Director

Burgess Meredith
Screenplay, Producer

Octave Mirbeau
Novel
Lucien N. Andriot
Director of Photography

Joseph Depew
Assistant Director
Benedict Bogeaus
Producer

Paulette Goddard
Producer
Carley Harriman
Producer's Assistant

Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Greta
Wardrobe Master
Barbara Karinska
Costume Design
Laure Lourié
Costume Design
Scotty Rackin
Hairstylist
Hedy Mjorud
Hairstylist
Otis Malcolm
Makeup Artist
William H. Lynch
Sound
Lee Zavitz
Special Effects
Michel Michelet
Original Music Composer
David Chudnow
Music Supervisor
James Smith
Supervising Editor
Thielly Nores
Theatre Play
André de Lorde
Theatre Play
André Heuzé
Theatre Play
Lucien Cailliet
Orchestrator
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