A toymaker in Poland specializes in building lifesize mechanical men. He builds a chess-playing "automaton" to hide a pretty young Polish activist who is being hunted by occupying Russian forces.

• Compagnie Française Cinématographique (CFC)
• Françoise Rosay
• Conrad Veidt
• Bernard Lancret
• Micheline Francey
• Paul Cambo
• Jacques Grétillat
• Jean Témerson
• Edmonde Guy