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The Wild Oat

6.7 103 mins Comedy   1953
Cité Films   Fidès Film   Peg Produzione  
Director(s): Henri Verneuil

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.

Casts of The Wild Oat

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

Henri Arius

as Antonin, blacksmith

José Casa

as Rural ranger

Manuel Gary

as Bus conductor

René Génin

as Arnaud, town hall secretary

André Carnège

as Sub-prefect

Fernand Sardou

as Brigadier

Jean Mello

as Gendarme Delcasse

Geo Georgey

as Butcher

Jenny Hélia

as Prudence

Marthe Marty

as Louise

Mado Stelli

as Félicie

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