The Wild Oat (1953)

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Released:
1953-02-27

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 43min

Genre:
Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Fernandel
    as
    Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
  • Georges Chamarat
    as
    Mr. Aussel, postmaster
  • Henri Vilbert
    as
    Mayor of Valorgue
  • Edmond Ardisson
    as
    Évariste, postman
  • Leda Gloria
    as
    Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise