The Wild Oat

  • Comedy
2/27/1953
103

Storyline

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
Writers:
Pierre Lozach
Yves Favier
    • france
    • village
    • bicycle
    • bakery
    • romance
    • baker
    • bread
    • bread making
    • south of france
    • french comedy

    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
      Acting
    • Henri Arius
      Antonin, blacksmith
    • José Casa
      Rural ranger
    • Manuel Gary
      Bus conductor
    • René Génin
      Arnaud, town hall secretary

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