The Little Thing
Now that their parents are ruined, Jacques Eyssette and his younger brother Daniel, are driven to fend for themselves. Jacques becomes the secretary of a marquis who exploits him by making him work so hard that his health gets damaged. Daniel, on his part, is hired as a supervisor and Latin teacher in a school in the province. It soon happens that he is in a bad situation too as, after being subjected to repeated harassment, he ends up being fired. Daniel then decides to join Jacques in Paris, hoping to embark on a literary career. Unfortunately, Irma Borel, an actress, sets her sight on him and drags him into a life of vice.
Storyline
Now that their parents are ruined, Jacques Eyssette and his younger brother Daniel, are driven to fend for themselves. Jacques becomes the secretary of a marquis who exploits him by making him work so hard that his health gets damaged. Daniel, on his part, is hired as a supervisor and Latin teacher in a school in the province. It soon happens that he is in a bad situation too as, after being subjected to repeated harassment, he ends up being fired. Daniel then decides to join Jacques in Paris, hoping to embark on a literary career. Unfortunately, Irma Borel, an actress, sets her sight on him and drags him into a life of vice.
Robert Lynen
Daniel Eyssette
Arletty
Irma Borel
Janine Darcey
Camille
Fernand Charpin
Pierrotte
Aimé Clariond
Mr. Eysette
Arthur Devère
Barbette
Édouard Delmont
Abbot Germane
Robert Le Vigan
Roger
Charles Lemontier
Assistant
Charles Lamy
Marquis
Georges Mauloy
Principal
Gabrielle Fontan
Mrs. Lalouette
André Numès
Sub-prefect
Jean Mercanton
Jacques Eyssette
Jean Tissier
Mr. Viot
Marianne Oswald
Comrade
Fignolita
'Coucou Blanc'
Ida Presti
Guitarist
Prevot
Concierge
Vyola Vareyne
Fairy with glasses
Marcelle Barry
Madame Eyssette
Raymonde Cazaux
'Yeux noirs'
Claire Gérard
Widow Tribou
Marcelle Hainia
Madame Fougeroux
Guy Favières
Lalouette
Adrien Lamy
Marquis
Jean Aymé
Henri Beaulieu
Boucoyron
Maurice Devienne
Gil Colas
Doctor
Vincent Hyspa
Photographer
Léon Larive
Paul Marthès
Doorman
Lecoq
Muller