Le merle blanc 1944

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:

Jean Tissier
Achille Leroy 

Saturnin Fabre
Jules Leroy 

Alice Tissot
Madame Jules Leroy 

Gabrielle Fontan
Landlady 

Julien Carette
Hyacinthe Camusset 

Georges Gosset