The White Blackbird (1944)
Le Merle blanc
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.
- Date of release
- 1944-12-06
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Jacques Houssin
Casting
- Saturnin Fabre — Jules Leroy
- Julien Carette — Hyacinthe Camusset
- Georges Rollin — Jean Bernon
- Jean Tissier — Achille Leroy
- Marcelle Géniat — Noémie
- Michèle Gérard — Lucienne Leroy
- Gabrielle Fontan — Landlady
- Robert Dhéry — Viscount de Mazers
- Alice Tissot — Madame Jules Leroy
- Georgette Tissier — Émilie Leroy
- Roberte Jan — Nurse
- Guy Sloux — Monsieur Bien
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