Le gros Bill

Le gros Bill

91 mins | Drama | March 29, 1949

A tiny Quebec community is thrown into an uproar when a tall young Texan named Bill arrives to claim a farm he has inherited. Bill's inability to speak French, and his apparent unwillingness to learn the language, foments plenty of ill will in the community. The story is resolved with an abundance of warmth and humor, sometimes hokey, sometimes hilarious.

Le gros Bill

91 mins | Drama | March 29, 1949

Le gros Bill
A tiny Quebec community is thrown into an uproar when a tall young Texan named Bill arrives to claim a farm he has inherited. Bill's inability to speak French, and his apparent unwillingness to learn the language, foments plenty of ill will in the community. The story is resolved with an abundance of warmth and humor, sometimes hokey, sometimes hilarious.
Producers Les Productions Renaissance
Original title Le gros Bill
Directors René Delacroix, Jean-Yves Bigras
Writers Jean Palardy

Cast

Amanda Alarie

as Mme. Chouinard

Paul Berval

as Arthur

Juliette Béliveau

as Aunt Mina

Monique Chailler

as The Daughter-in-Law

Maurice Gauvin

as Alphonse

Paul Guèvremont

as M. Chouinard

Yves Henry

as Big Bill

Claude Lapointe

as The priest

Ginette Letondal

as Clarina

Jeannette Teasdale

as Amanda Laforet

Nana de Varennes

as Mme. Vandal