Character Relationship Map: Le Tombeur !!!

Characters

• Edouard 'Doudou' Doucin (played by Jacques Jouanneau) — protagonist

  Doudou inherits the Doucin sugar refinery and its great fortune from his father, which brings him many female admirers. Wanting to be loved for himself rather than his wealth, he gives up his luxuriou...

• Babette Olivaro (played by Geneviève Cluny) — supporting

  Babette is a young woman Doudou meets in the street and seduces. He goes to her home intending to meet her parents, but mistakenly visits the wrong floor and encounters Poupette instead. Doudou asks B...

• Poupette Lautier (played by Pierrette Bruno) — supporting

  Poupette is a young woman Doudou encounters by mistake when he goes to the wrong floor while visiting Babette's home to meet her parents. The mistaken visit brings her into Doudou's romantic confusion...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Edouard 'Doudou' Doucin → Poupette Lautier (Romantic Mistaken Fiancée) — Accidental romantic entanglement resulting from a navigational error.
• Edouard 'Doudou' Doucin → Babette Olivaro (Romantic Lover) — Primary romantic pursuit driven by Doudou's desire for genuine affection.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Babette Olivaro → Poupette Lautier (Conflict Rival) — Unintentional rivalry created by Doudou's dual proposal.

Story Analysis

A wealthy heir seeks genuine love but becomes trapped in comic confusion after proposing to two women.

Plot Progression

1. A Fortune With Strings Attached — Doudou inherits the Doucin sugar refinery and becomes wealthy. His fortune brings romantic attention, but he questions whether anyone loves him personally.
2. The Humble Disguise — To test other people's feelings, Doudou abandons his luxury car and adopts an Isetta. He then meets Babette in the street and seduces her.
3. The Wrong Apartment — Doudou visits Babette's home to meet her parents. A mistake with the floor leads him instead to Poupette, another young woman to be married.
4. Two Proposals — Doudou proposes marriage to both young women. The overlapping commitments transform the accidental meeting into a complicated romantic entanglement.
5. The Quiproquo Crescendo — Misunderstandings spread between the two households as the two proposals collide. The comic confusion reaches its peak before resolution.