Merlusse 89 years old

Merlusse

"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.

Credits

Merlusse Cast

Name Character
Henri Poupon He was 51, 68 years old when he died as Blanchard dit Merlusse
André Pollack as Le proviseur
Robert Aviérinos as Lupin
André Robert He was 6, 64 years old when he died as Le surveillant général
Rellys He was 29, 85 years old when he died as L'appariteur
Le Petit Jacques as Villepontoux
Annie Toinon She was 60, 91 years old when she died as Nathalie
Fernand Bruno as Catusse
Jean Castan He was 18, 72 years old when he died as Galubert
Robert Chaux as Godard
Thommeray as le censeur
d'Armans as Philippard

Merlusse Crew

Name Department
Marcel Pagnol as Director. He was 40 (79) years old when He died Directing
Marcel Pagnol as Writer. He was 40 (79) years old when He died Writing
Vincent Scotto as Music. He was 61 (78) years old when He died Sound
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Merlusse (89 years)

  • Release day: Friday, December 06, 1935
  • Runtime: 72 minutes