The White Blackbird
Le Merle blanc
Release: 1944-12-06
·Runtime: 100m
Comedy
Jules Leroy, an industrial shoe polish manufacturer, on his deathbed reveals to his son Achille that the family fortune originates from an inheritance stolen 23 years earlier. The one who should have inherited is one of the factory employees, Hyacinthe Camusset. The latter is also one of the lovers of Lucienne Leroy, the daughter of the family, who has a penchant for Jean Bernon, a boy who dedicates verses to her. Hyacinthe is unaware that he has been robbed but the Leroy family, who are not sure, try to woo him. The family, Hyacinthe, Jean and Lucienne meet at the castle.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Les Films Minerva
Cast
Julien Carette
as Hyacinthe Camusset
Georges Rollin
as Jean Bernon
Marcelle Géniat
as Noémie
Gabrielle Fontan
as Landlady
Robert Dhéry
as Viscount de Mazers
Paul Ollivier
as Monsieur Farré
Maurice Marceau
Jean Tissier
as Achille Leroy
Max Dalban
Alice Tissot
as Madame Jules Leroy
Georges Bever
as Achilles' servant
Georges Gosset
Léon Larive
Saturnin Fabre
as Jules Leroy
Guy Sloux
as Monsieur Bien
Maxime Fabert
as Monsieur Pénitent