André Pasdoc

Micheline rate ses examens et part de Lyon avec Freddy, l'homme de sa vie, qui l'abandonne une fois à Paris. Elle est placée en maison de redressement, s'évade, rentre dans une bande de voleurs. Reprise, elle est incarcérée dans une prison où elle rencontre la confiance d'une éducatrice, Édith. Plus tard, elle est transférée dans une nouvelle maison de redressement aux méthodes basées sur la confiance, où elle retrouve Édith. Après diverses péripéties, elle reviendra vers Édith, en attendant le jour où elle sera libérée.

With the help of a social worker and Isabelle, Pierre, a delinquent influenced by Marcelle, undertakes a slow and difficult reintegration.

Shortly before the War, Jan Lazlo, a Hungarian musician who has emigrated to France, falls for a young woman. Alas, the lady forsakes him and the poor man tries to overcome his grief by writing "Gloomy Sunday", a song so desperate that it can drive its listeners to suicide. Max, a music publisher, likes the song and decides to launch it by all means, foul or fair. Bob, his accomplice, manages to talk his mistress Michèle into committing a fake suicide. She obeys him and the scheme is a success as a result. On this occasion, Jan gets to know Michèle and the two young people fall in love. Happiness seems to be in store for Jan again but this is without counting with Bob. Jealous of Jan, the naughty fellow indeed tells him that Michèle's attempted suicide was nothing but an advertising pretense.