Laurence Aubray

Montmartre in the summertime. A group of street urchins idles outside while the other kids of the neighborhood are away on holiday.To keep the gang busy, Pivolo, their leader, has an idea : they are going to kidnap Aunt Faguet's doggy. Just for the fun of it. A few days pass after the crime is accomplished and one of them suddenly realizes that a reward is being offered by the aunt to anyone who would bring her her pet back. Mademoiselle Hélène, the kind-hearted social worker, does it for them and gives them the reward money, which is instantly exchanged for lollipops, nougat and merry-go-round and cinema tickets. So, why not continue? That's what they do, abducting several dogs, until they realize they are becoming ... too rich! They can't buy themselves luxurious gifts or else their parents are bound to suspect something. Instead, they decide to do good by helping poor people around them. One day, Pierrot, a member of the gang, gets run down by a cyclist and becomes blind.

À Paris, dans le quartier Mouffetard, en encombrant malencontreusement la rue, Jérôme Crainquebille, affable marchand des quatre saisons, est interpellé par un agent de police et conduit au poste, injustement accusé d’avoir crié « Mort aux vaches ! ». Lorsqu’il reprend son travail après avoir été détenu pendant quinze jours, il est mis au ban par son voisinage. Esseulé, Crainquebille sombre dans le désespoir et l’alcoolisme. La vie qu’il avait en prison lui apparaît alors plus douce et ses tentatives pour y retourner resteront vaines. Il ne devra son salut qu’à l’affection d’un gosse du quartier.

The daughter of a foreign diplomat in Paris is courted by two men. One of them entrusts her with a harmless commission for Poland, as she has a diplomatic passport. But it's a trap, and the girl is forced to work for Eastern spies.