The Wild Oat
1953•1h 43m•6.9•Released
Comedy
A small village is torn apart by a quarrel between the baker and the italian grocery tenant, mother of a pregnant young girl. She accuses the baker's son, doing his military service in Algeria, to be the father of the would be child. Offended, the baker refuses to deliver bread to the villagers standing on the mother's side.
Director
Henri Verneuil
Writer
Pierre Lozach, Yves Favier
Languages
French
Studio
Cité Films
Cast
Fernandel
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Georges Chamarat
Mr. Aussel, postmaster
Henri Vilbert
Mayor of Valorgue
Edmond Ardisson
Évariste, postman
Leda Gloria
Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Pierrette Bruno
Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Jean Gaven
Abbot Daniel, village vicar
Madeleine Sylvain
Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
Francis Linel
Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
Antonin Berval
Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
Mag-Avril
Miss Negret, old maid
Georges Briquet
Henri Arius
Antonin, blacksmith
José Casa
Rural ranger
Manuel Gary
Bus conductor
Production
Company
Cité Films
Company
Fidès Film
Company
Peg Produzione
Producer
Lorenzo Pegoraro
Producer
Ernest Rupp
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