Writer/director Jacques Daniel-Norman who died in 1978 could hardly be described as a 'household name' and one wonders how he is rated in his native country.This is an adaptation of one of Charles Exbrayat's non-detective stories concerning a middle-aged businessman's sense of guilt at having been indirectly responsible for the suicide of a woman to whom he has behaved cavalierly. Not only does he pay for her funeral but secretly adopts her orphaned daughter. This injection of love into his life changes him for the better..........Daniel-Norman's direction here lacks that certain 'edge' which distinguishes the 'greats' but he has the talents of Charles Vanel, Pierre Larquey and Armand Bernard. The quality of Vanel's work spanning a phenomenally long career speaks for itself. Larquey is certainly no slouch either with over two hundred credits to his name. Bernard's distinctive persona always makes an impression and one is intrigued to learn that the gap in his CV between 1940-45 is due to his being Jewish and having to go into hiding after being stripped of his citizenship by the Vichy regime. At least he came out at the other end! Micheline Francey doubles up as mother and daughter.Although not a great film it is good enough to prompt me to discover more of this director's work.