The Wild Oat (1953)
19531h 43mComedy
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.
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- GGeorges Briquet
Henri AriusAntonin, blacksmith- JJosé CasaRural ranger
Manuel GaryBus conductor
René GéninArnaud, town hall secretary
André CarnègeSub-prefect
Fernand SardouBrigadier
Crew
- Director
- Henri Verneuil
- Writers
- Yves FavierPierre Lozach
- Producers
- Lorenzo PegoraroErnest Rupp
- Music
- Nino Rota
- Cinematography
- Charles Suin
- Editing
- Christian Gaudin
Details
- Released
- February 27, 1953
- Language
- French
- Studio
- Cité Films, Fidès Film, Peg Produzione
- IMDb
- tt0044441
