Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital.
Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial
Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter
Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames”
Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building
Eléonore Josserand, the mother