The Wild Oat (1953)

The Wild Oat (1953)

1953-02-27 France, Italy 103 Min. PG-13
6.7 18 votes

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.

Cast

Fernandel is Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Georges Chamarat is Mr. Aussel, postmaster
Mr. Aussel, postmaster
Henri Vilbert is Mayor of Valorgue
Mayor of Valorgue
Edmond Ardisson is Évariste, postman
Évariste, postman
Leda Gloria is Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Pierrette Bruno is Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Jean Gaven is Abbot Daniel, village vicar
Abbot Daniel, village vicar
Madeleine Sylvain is Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
Francis Linel is Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
Antonin Berval is Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
Mag-Avril is Miss Negret, old maid
Miss Negret, old maid