The White Blackbird

1h 40min

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.

Cast

Saturnin Fabre

Saturnin Fabre

Jules Leroy
Julien Carette

Julien Carette

Hyacinthe Camusset
Georges Rollin

Georges Rollin

Jean Bernon
Jean Tissier

Jean Tissier

Achille Leroy
Michèle Gérard

Michèle Gérard

Lucienne Leroy
Robert Dhéry

Robert Dhéry

Viscount de Mazers
Alice Tissot

Alice Tissot

Madame Jules Leroy
Georgette Tissier

Georgette Tissier

Émilie Leroy
Guy Sloux

Guy Sloux

Monsieur Bien
Maxime Fabert

Maxime Fabert

Monsieur Pénitent
Paul Ollivier

Paul Ollivier

Monsieur Farré
Georges Bever

Georges Bever

Achilles' servant

Release date

6th Dec 1944

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français