Film · Comedy
The Wild Oat (1953)
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
- Yves Favier, Pierre Lozach, Jean Manse
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Release date
- February 27, 1953
- Original title
- Le Boulanger de Valorgue
Cast
FernandelFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Georges ChamaratMr. Aussel, postmaster
Henri VilbertMayor of Valorgue
Edmond ArdissonÉvariste, postman
Leda GloriaMrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Pierrette BrunoFrançoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Jean GavenAbbot Daniel, village vicar
Madeleine SylvainMrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
Francis LinelJustin Hébrard, son of Félicien
Antonin BervalNoël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
Mag-AvrilMiss Negret, old maid- Georges Briquet
Henri AriusAntonin, blacksmith- José CasaRural ranger
Manuel GaryBus conductor
René GéninArnaud, town hall secretary
André CarnègeSub-prefect
Fernand SardouBrigadier- Jean MelloGendarme Delcasse
- Geo GeorgeyButcher
