The White Blackbird
1944 · 100 min · 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.
- Director
- Jacques Houssin
- Released
- December 6, 1944
- Language
- French
Cast
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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