In this comedy, the sympathy is not the poor, but the noble donor who can not watch the distress: He distributed all his money - and even given away some clothes that he wears on his body.
During a wedding party, according to tradition, hide-and-seek is played in a local abandoned castle. The bride falls into a hidden corridor. As she enters a room, the door falls shut behind her. Inside, she finds a dead woman and a book that says she cannot get out of here. However, a cat taking her scarf outside is her salvation. The cat puts the searchers on the right track, and the groom finds his bride.
Le film est une adaptation de la comédie en trois actes Le Bon Juge d'Alexandre Bisson, créée à Paris, au Théâtre du Vaudeville le 5 janvier 1901. L'adaptation a été réalisée par Georges Monca.