A tale of a socially inept schoolmaster who must confront his own principles.

Hélène is a telephone operator in love with her boss, who has never looked at her. She follows him to the Côte d'Azur and passes herself off as a great lady. Brodier falls madly in love with her.

Anika is the most beautiful girl of her clan and has for pretenders the gypsy Sandor and the rich Féry. When Féry is assassinated, Sandor is accused of the murder. Anika, with the help of a fortune teller decides to find out what happened.

Valerian writes his uncle, colonial millionaire, for money. He meets a quartermaster, Napoleon, who pretends to be a doctor of law. They become friends.

The son of a rich soap manufacturer gets himself in predicaments trying to prove to his father that he's responsible enough for marriage.