Character Relationship Map: Jenny

Characters

• Jenny Gauthier (played by Françoise Rosay) — protagonist

  Jenny is Danielle's mother and runs a club that is actually a meeting place for wealthy men and prostitutes. She tries to keep this business, as well as her relationship with the young gangster Lucien...

• Lucien Dancret (played by Albert Préjean) — supporting

  Lucien is a young gangster and Jenny's lover. He rescues Danielle when an over-eager customer molests her at the club, and the two are immediately attracted to each other. He and Danielle plan to move...

• Danielle Bricart (played by Lisette Lanvin) — supporting

  Danielle is Jenny's daughter, returning to Paris after falling out with her boyfriend. Puzzled by her mother's late nights and visitors, she investigates the club and discovers how Jenny earns her liv...

• Benoit (played by Charles Vanel) — supporting

  Benoit is a gangster who financed the house Jenny uses as a club and would like to be her lover. When Lucien tells Jenny he is leaving her, Benoit's gangsters beat Lucien. His actions affect Jenny's r...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Danielle Bricart → Lucien Dancret (Romantic Partner) — Instant mutual attraction leads Danielle to abandon her mother for Lucien.
• Jenny Gauthier → Lucien Dancret (Romantic Partner) — Jenny's established romantic relationship with a younger criminal associate.
• Jenny Gauthier → Benoit (Power Financial Patron) — Benoit funds Jenny's property and club in exchange for romantic and business leverage.
• Jenny Gauthier → Danielle Bricart (Family Mother) — Biological mother and daughter whose reunion triggers the central conflict.

Story Dynamics

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

• Danielle Bricart → Benoit (Conflict Indirect Adversary) — Danielle's alliance with Lucien places her in opposition to Benoit's faction.
• Lucien Dancret → Benoit (Conflict Rival) — Direct romantic and territorial rivalry resulting in violent retaliation.

Story Analysis

A mother struggles to conceal her criminal livelihood as her daughter discovers the truth and becomes involved with her young lover.

Plot Progression

1. A Daughter Returns — A daughter leaves London after a quarrel and returns to her mother in Paris. Her arrival forces the mother to abandon an elegant house and rent a flat.
2. Secrets Behind the Club — The mother's house conceals a sordid club financed by a gangster. Phone calls and visitors gradually make the daughter question the legitimacy of her mother's business.
3. The Curtain Reveals All — The daughter secretly visits the club and observes its true activity from behind a curtain. A customer molests her before a young criminal rescues her.
4. A Dangerous Romance — The daughter and her rescuer fall for each other without acknowledging their connection to the mother. She leaves home, and they plan to move to London.
5. Losses Without Escape — The young criminal tells the mother that he is leaving, after which gangsters beat him. The mother visits him in hospital, then walks home alone after losing both daughter and lover.