Jean Weber

A destitute baron joins a troupe of travelling actors.

A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads to Paris for his new career.

Claude loves Gisèle, Raymonde loves Édouard, but a double misunderstand leads to the marriage of Claude and Raymonde. Obviously, they vow not to consumate the marriage until they divorce, and can marriage their true loves. But than, come the honey-moon night, more extraordinary things happen to them - even love.

A silent adaptation of the 1778 Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, with material also used from its two sequels.