The Little Thing

The Little Thing

85 mins | Drama | May 31, 1938

Now that their parents are ruined, Jacques Eyssette and his younger brother Daniel, are driven to fend for themselves. Jacques becomes the secretary of a marquis who exploits him by making him work so hard that his health gets damaged. Daniel, on his part, is hired as a supervisor and Latin teacher in a school in the province. It soon happens that he is in a bad situation too as, after being subjected to repeated harassment, he ends up being fired. Daniel then decides to join Jacques in Paris, hoping to embark on a literary career. Unfortunately, Irma Borel, an actress, sets her sight on him and drags him into a life of vice.

The Little Thing

85 mins | Drama | May 31, 1938

The Little Thing
Now that their parents are ruined, Jacques Eyssette and his younger brother Daniel, are driven to fend for themselves. Jacques becomes the secretary of a marquis who exploits him by making him work so hard that his health gets damaged. Daniel, on his part, is hired as a supervisor and Latin teacher in a school in the province. It soon happens that he is in a bad situation too as, after being subjected to repeated harassment, he ends up being fired. Daniel then decides to join Jacques in Paris, hoping to embark on a literary career. Unfortunately, Irma Borel, an actress, sets her sight on him and drags him into a life of vice.
Producers Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
Original title Le Petit Chose
Directors Maurice Cloche
Writers Robert Destez, Alphonse Daudet

Cast

Robert Lynen

as Daniel Eyssette

Arletty

as Irma Borel

Janine Darcey

as Camille

Fernand Charpin

as Pierrotte

Aimé Clariond

as M. Eysette

Arthur Devère

as Barbette

Édouard Delmont

as L'abbé Germane /

Robert Le Vigan

as Roger

Charles Lemontier

as Le commis

Charles Lamy

as Le marquis

Georges Mauloy

as Le principal

Gabrielle Fontan

as Mme Lalouette

André Numès Fils

as Le sous-préfet

Jean Mercanton

as Jacques Eyssette

Jean Tissier

as M. Viot

Marianne Oswald

as La camarade

Prevot

as

Lecoq

as