The White Blackbird

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 6, 1944

Original language

French

Production

Les Films Minerva

Cast

Julien Carette,Maxime Fabert,Georges Rollin,Georges Gosset,Alice Tissot,Robert Dhéry,Saturnin Fabre,Guy Sloux,Maurice Marceau,Marcelle Géniatand 10 more

Director

Jacques Houssin

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0195059