At the core of this enormously bleak melodrama, there is a beautiful, passionate woman (Florence Marly, Chenal's wife) who capriciously oscillates between two men (Chiola, De Paula), even though she knows her fate is fatally linked to one of them.

A waiter who uses gambling to help others.

Stories in a boarding house where an actress, a bank employee and a trickster live.

A grocer gets rich speculating on the shortages generated by World War II until he suffers the consequences firsthand.

A humble maid is confused with a millionaire from a misunderstanding in the hotel that works and a journalist falls madly in love with her.

A huge store in Buenos Aires is about to close due to restrictions on imports. The owner of the store returns from a vacation in France, and knowing the financial situation proceeds to throw a big gala party. He hires a man he had met abroad to pose as a fake earl, hoping to attract wealthy clients.