Fernand Martin, a schoolteacher in Nogent-le-Roi, is in love with Jacqueline, a postal worker and the older sister of one of his pupils. He asks for her hand in marriage, but her father refuses. One morning, he receives an appointment to Tahiti.
Dr Gilbert Rousset

Jean Lefebvre
Le gendarme

Robert Vattier
Le directeur

Maximilienne
Mlle Lelongbec