The Wild Oat (1953)

02/27/1953 (FR) • 1h 43m

Comedy

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

france

village

bicycle

bakery

romance

baker

bread

bread making

south of france

french comedy

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