Suzanne Pujol is the submissive wife of a rich industrialist who is as unpleasant with his family as with his workers. Following a strike in the company, Suzanne takes the place of her husband, who is disowned by his staff. She proves to be a woman of leadership and action, which provokes the anger of her husband and her former lover, a communist deputy...

Suzanne Pujol, femme rêveuse mais néanmoins héritière d'une usine de parapluies, est l'épouse de Robert, un homme au caractère ombrageux, qui dirige l'usine. Une grève surprise oblige Robert, désavoué par le personnel, à céder sa place de dirigeant à Suzanne...