A Little Virtuous
La Petite Vertu
In Paris, the young photographer Ferdinand falls in love with Claire, a pickpocket. Shortly after, he is assaulted because he took pictures of the young woman with another man, Brady, his sponsor. The policeman Lorenzi is put on the case, but in love, Ferdinand does not want to denounce her. However, a stolen object that she offered him will allow his indictment: Claire will spend a year in prison. When she is released, Ferdinand marries her. Kerman, Ferdinand's new boss, employs Claire in his cabaret. She puts on a famous act during which she picks the pockets of the spectators, then gives the objects back at the end of the show. But Brady reappears, demanding 80% of the young woman's earnings, otherwise he will denounce Claire's bigamy, to whom he is still married! Ferdinand prepares to flee with his wife. When he finds her, he comes across the corpse of Brady, whom Claire has just killed.
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Cast
Dany Carrel
as Claire Augagneur
Alfred Adam
as Marcel aka 'Lajoie', man at the bar
Odile Poisson
as Martine
Philippe Vallauris
as Marcel, brewery bartender
Cécile Vassort
as Janine
Robert Hossein
as Louis Brady
Pierre Brasseur
as Jules Polnick
Raymond Gérôme
as Maxime Kerman
Micheline Luccioni
as Doris
Dominique Zardi
as (uncredited)
Jacques Perrin
as Ferdinand 'Fred' Thibault
Michel Creton
as François
Robert Dalban
as Inspector Lorenzi
Claude Chabrol
as Cub 22 customer /Man at the bar in the night club (uncredited)
Gisèle Grandpré
as Woman at the bar (uncredited)
Jacques Préboist
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Massoulier
as Hubert
Yvon Sarray
as Manager of the brewery
