The Wild Oat (1953)
01/09/1954 (GB)
Comedy
1h 43m
- 67% (18 votes)
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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.
- Henri VerneuilDirector
- Yves FavierWriter
- Pierre LozachWriter
Original Title
Le Boulanger de Valorgue
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Keywords
- france
- village
- bicycle
- bakery
- romance
- baker
- bread
- bread making
- south of france
- french comedy
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
Antonin Berval
Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
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