"It was her vanity that destroyed her."
In late 19th century France, the Countess Louise, wife of a wealthy general, sells the earrings her husband gave her on their wedding day to pay off her secret debts, then claims to have lost them. Her husband quickly learns of the deceit, which is the beginning of many tragic misunderstandings, all involving the earrings, the general, the countess, and her new lover, the Italian Baron Donati.
Général André de...
Comtesse Louise de...
Baron Fabrizio Donati
Monsieur Rémy
Monsieur de Bernac
La Nourrice
Le premier cocher
Unknown Role
Henri de Maleville
Lola
Le douanier (uncredited)
Le doyen du corps diplomatique (uncredited)
Une amie de Madame de... (uncredited)
Un convive (uncredited)
Un majordome (uncredited)
Le clubman (uncredited)
La demoiselle de compagnie (uncredited)
Julien (uncredited)
Un soldat (uncredited)
Jérome Rémy (uncredited)
Un témoin (uncredited)
Un passant (uncredited)
Le second cocher du baron (uncredited)
Un diplomate (uncredited)
Un domestique (uncredited)
Le premier témoin du duel (uncredited)
Un huissier (uncredited)
La vendeuse de cierges (uncredited)
Un passant (uncredited)
Un témoin (uncredited)
L'ambassadrice (uncredited)
Le second témoin du duel (uncredited)
Le vieux reporter (uncredited)
L'administrateur (uncredited)
Un convive (uncredited)