Movie Description
Merlusse
(1935)Overview
"Merlusse" is French schoolboy slang for codfish, and M. Blanchard, a professor at a certain lycée, was known to his victims by that name. On Christmas Eve, when some twenty of the students—orphans, foreigners or just plain "unwanteds"—had to remain in the boarding school, Merlusse is placed in charge. His glass eye glares at them stonily, his good one with no less severity. He sets them to tasks, marches like a proctor up and down the aisles, exacts to the utmost the last measure of discipline. But when the youngsters awake in the morning, there are toys by each bed in the dormitory and M. Blanchard, no longer to be called Merlusse, is exposed for the softhearted fraud he is.
Featured Crew
Cast
Merlusse
The Headmaster
The Dean
The Senior Supervisor
The Porter
Nathalie
Galubert
Catusse
Godard
Villepontoux
Macaque
Pic
Philippard
Lupin
Delacre
Molinard
Le concierge
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Facts
Original TitleMerlusse
Status Released
Release Information
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1935-12-06
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 12m
Production CompaniesLes Films Marcel Pagnol
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
