Unsucessful writer Théodore Larue is mistakenly believed to be drowned during a vacation at the sea with his wife Lucie. The latter persuades him to play dead because the incident increases his popularity. Théodore pretends he is his brother Anselme. Trouble begins when the actual brother unexpectedly returns from Madagascar.
| Writing | Nicolas Rimsky | Writer |
| Directing | Serge Nadejdine | Director |
| Writing | Countess Baillehache | Novel |