An ambitious and perverse adventurer sows dissension and ruin in a wealthy family of industrialists.

An emir wants revenge on a secretary who posed as a rival to a beautiful woman. He holds in his palace which refers to himself as a trap, the wife of the secretary, and thinks of becoming her lover. The charm and nobility of the young woman end up softening the emir. He bows, returns her to her husband, and forgives the beauty.

1938 film by Léon Mathot

René, employé de banque, est soupçonné de vol et renvoyé de son travail. Il frôle le pire en suivant les traces d'un inadapté, Alexandre. Un enchaînement de circonstances le pousse à sauver le petit Gérard, petit-fils du banquier, d'un incendie. L'enfant s'attache à René, qui parvient à découvrir le véritable coupable du vol.

Antoine, elevator operator of a haute couture house, takes advantage of an inheritance to lead the high life for three days by pretending to be a rich count.