The bell ringer at a way station in the French Alps, murders a passing horse trader with a thrown rock and relieves him of his bankroll, in order to bribe the daughter of his only friend, a head injury victim considered the village simpleton, into marrying him, despite her love for a lowly woodsman who is, in turn, being cajoled into marriage by the daughter of the wealthy innkeeper.
as The Bellman, Jean-Baptiste
as Fabret, his friend
as Catherine Fabret
as Pierre
as Marthe
as The Innkeeper (Marthe's father)
as The Brigadier of the Gendarmerie
as Marie-Thérèse, the old woman
as Inn Patron "Not From These Parts"
as Inn Patron with Dark Black Hair and Mustache
as The Festival Dance Villagers
as The Black Horse
as Le gendarme
as Un villageois
as Un villageois
