A teacher's moral compass spins wildly when corruption pays better than integrity.
Acting
Jouvet's sheepish grin masks delicious moral rot.
Writing
Dialogue that stings 90 years later.
Director
Louis J. Gasnier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jouvet originated the role on stage and reportedly rewrote much of his dialogue.
Pre-Code Hollywood briefly embraced this French cynicism before the Hays Code scrubbed it clean.
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