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.
- Released
- 1953-02-27
- Genres
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Henri Verneuil
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 23 votes
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
- Pierrette Bruno as Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
- Jean Gaven as Abbot Daniel, village vicar
- Madeleine Sylvain as Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
- Francis Linel as Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
- Antonin Berval as Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
- Mag-Avril as Miss Negret, old maid
- Georges Briquet