Giulio and Armando, both married, attempt an escape from their respective married lives, invent a secret mission and leaves for the south.

An evil king makes a bargain with a devil in order to get away with murdering his wife.

Widowed at the age of twenty, Madame Boissière is a real mother hen, excessively brooding over her two sons Robert and Claude. She spoiled the marriage of one and kept the other away from any female presence. The latter runs off and marries a girl from the mountains. When his brother dies, the couple agree to return to live with Madame Boissière, who tries to separate them.