Casting | Rôle |
|---|
| Gérard Philipe | Octave Mouret, ambitious provincial |
| Dany Carrel | Berthe Josserand, the youngest daughter |
| Danielle Darrieux | Caroline Hédouin, boss of “Au Bonheur des Dames” |
| Jacques Duby | Auguste Vabre, second son of the owner of the building |
| Jane Marken | Eléonore Josserand, the mother |
| Olivier Hussenot | Joseph Josserand, the father |
| Henri Vilbert | Narcisse Bachelard, brother of Eléonore |
| Jean Brochard | Mr. Duveyrier, former attorney general |
| Danielle Dumont | Hortense Josserand, the eldest daughter |
| Anouk Aimée | Marie Pichon, young mother with a pram |
| George Cusin | Achille Compardon, architect and lover of Gasparine |
| Claude Nollier | Clotilde Duveyrier, prosecutor's wife |
| Jacques Grello | Théophile Vabre, the eldest son, husband of Valérie |
| Van Doude | Hector Trublot, young friend of Narcisse |
| Michèle Grellier | Fanny, Miss Menu's niece and Narcisse's mistress |
| Gaston Jacquet | Hippolyte Vabre, the father, owner of the building |
| Denise Gence | Lisa, Compardon's servant |
| Alexandre Rignault | Gourd, building's concierge |
| Monique Vita | Clarisse Boquet, mistress of Mr. Duveyrier |
| Judith Magre | Rachel, servant of Auguste and Berthe |
| Pascale de Boysson | Gasparine, sister-in-law and mistress of Achille Compardon |
| Liliane Ernout | Customer of “Au Bonheur des Dames” |
| Valérie Vivin | Adèle, Josserand's servant |
| Betty Beckers | Valérie's maid |
| Catherine Samie | Clémence, Vabre's maid |
| Micheline Luccioni | Valérie Vabre, Théophile's hysterical wife |
| Jenny Orléans | Rose Compardon, Achilles' sickly wife (uncredited) |
| Germaine de France | Miss Menu, Fanny's aunt (uncredited) |
| Gabrielle Fontan | Mrs. Pilou, cleaning lady (uncredited) |
| Arielle Coigney | Louise, Mrs. Juzeur's maid (uncredited) |
| Lydia Ewandé | Clarisse's domestic (uncredited) |
| Henri Coutet | Worker in the yard (uncredited) |
| Albert Médina | SNCF controller (uncredited) |
| Jacques Eyser | Doctor who comes to announce the death of Mr. Hédouin (uncredited) |
| Rivers Cadet | Notary (uncredited) |
| Jean-Louis Le Goff | Maître d'hôtel (uncredited) |
| Paul Faivre | Coachman (uncredited) |
| Charles Lemontier | Passerby in the street with Valérie (uncredited) |
| Jean Degrave | Guest (uncredited) |
| René Worms | Guest (uncredited) |
| Andrès | Guest at the Josserands (uncredited) |
| Marius Gaidon | Waiter at the wedding buffet (uncredited) |
| Roger Lecuyer | Wedding guest (uncredited) |
| Paule Launay | (uncredited) |
