The Widow and the Innocent (French: La veuve et l'innocent) is a 1949 French comedy film directed by André Cerf and starring Sophie Desmarets, Jean Desailly and Saturnin Fabre.

[1] [2] [3] The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert-Jules Garnier.

However her defence of Achille Panoyau, accused of murder, is unsuccessful and he is sentenced to be executed.

She then tells her fiancée Claude that she will not marry him unless he can save Panoyau from "the widow" - a nickname for the guillotine.

Whilst evading the police on their tail they manage to discover the real murderer and Panoyau is set free.