poster

1935

(12/06/1935) (FR)

Drama, Comedy,

1h 12m

73

User Score

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.

1935

73

User Score

(12/06/1935) (FR)

Drama, Comedy,

1h 12m

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.

Cast

Henri Poupon

Henri Poupon

Merlusse

André Pollack

André Pollack

The Headmaster

Thommeray

Thommeray

The Dean

André Robert

André Robert

The Senior Supervisor

Rellys

Rellys

The Porter

Annie Toinon

Annie Toinon

Nathalie

Jean Castan

Jean Castan

Galubert

Le Petit Jacques

Le Petit Jacques

Villepontoux

Le-Van-Kim

Le-Van-Kim

Macaque

d'Armans

d'Armans

Philippard

Dernard

Dernard

Delacre

Armando Rossi

Armando Rossi

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