Overview
Wracked with illness and discarded by a wealthy and unscrupulous aristocrat, Yvonne Lamour seeks out her former sweetheart Anatole in order to beg him to care for her infant daughter Yvonne. She finds him in a monastery, now Pere Anatole, having joined to ease the pain of her leaving him. Soon after, Yvonne dies and little Yvonne grows to adulthood and falls in love with Jean Duval, a young violinist. When the war devastates the land, Anatole flees to America, taking Jean and Yvonne with him. There, beset by poverty, Jean endeavors to earn a living by playing the violin, but fails. In desperation, he pawns his violin to buy food and falls victim to the charms of Sonia Maroff, a wealthy woman whose fancy he has captured.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 20 | September 3, 1981 (84) | |
 | 34 | November 10, 1948 (66) | |
 | 24 | March 8, 1973 (79) | |
 | 25 | June 29, 1965 (72) | |
 | 26 | December 20, 1955 (64) | |
 | 47 | February 17, 1937 (66) | |
 | 48 | January 24, 1925 (56) | |
| 36 | June 12, 1943 (62) |