a french army regiment and resplendent in colorful uniform and be quarter in a french provincial town for summer exercise . a this detachment first enter the town marching in order down it main thoroughfare and a beautiful woman ( michele morgan ) appear on the balcony of her fashion shop and catch the eye of the regiment dashing and handsome lothario who have already compile a notorious string of conquest ( gerard philipe ) . this give rise to a bet by his fellow soldier with him and when the soldier reach their barrack and that this time he will not be able to seduce this woman . he launch a spirited campaign for her and design to sweep her off her foot and but become so ensnared in her charm that he completely lose his mind and fall genuinely and madly in love with her and forget totally about the bet and want only her . the high point of his fortune be reach when and practically on bend knee and he protest to her that he do not love her for only a few day or a few week but for his whole life . she be on the point of yield to his entreaty when she learn of the bet . the denouement be exquisite torture a she be unable to credit his protestation any longer notwithstanding that she passionately desire to and he be in effect impale to his hurt on the thorn of his past and she end by return to the fat husband with greasy ringlet of curl from whom she would be divorce and who appear totally unworthy of her and and the regiment march out of town at the end of summer . there be comic interlude of great charm and even some hilarity and as well a all the brilliance and wit that make a french movie a french movie and but all in all this be a sentimentalist dream of a production in which the adorable loveliness of michele morgan be at it dazzle height .