Edwige Feuillère (Evelyn) has a young son to look after and works in a nightclub where her role is to dance and entertain the clients. She makes 70 francs when one client buys 7 bottles of alcohol. It's a good rate. She is one of many girls who work at this particular venue a la profession de la prostitution. One day her former lover doctor George Rigaud (Georges) bumps into her on the street and so begins a chain of events that see Edwige's life tragically hurtle towards the "sans lendemain" of the title.
It's a good film with a strong performance from Edwige in the lead role. Her friend who comperes the nightclub Paul Asais (Henri) also puts in a good performance and had me rooting for these 2 characters to get together. It's a French film, so guess what - it has a downbeat ending to it, of course! That's 2 on the trot for me from France in 1939 - "Le Jour Se Leve" and this one - both with a downer "Fin". Both good films, though. Also, this film does not obey the Hollywood code and there are boobies aplenty at the beginning of the film when we see a topless routine at the nightclub.
One thing that hasn't been mentioned is the role of Rigaud's friend Daniel Lecourtois (Armaund). Although he plays his part well, you have to suspect his behaviour. We first see him in custody at a police station with a young boy at around 2:00 am claiming to be a children's doctor. We then have scenes of him playing rather too fondly with Edwige's young son. We are then again reminded by Rigaud that he has around 200 children in his care back home in Canada. Err, hello!
If you don't like the ending to this film - I think it is done well - you can imagine your own ending with this one so it can be seen in a positive light if you wish things to be so.
