The Wild Oat

The Wild Oat

103 mins | Comedy | Feb. 27, 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.

The Wild Oat

103 mins | Comedy | Feb. 27, 1953

The Wild Oat
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Fidès, Cité-Films, Peg Produzione
Original title Le Boulanger de Valorgue
Directors Henri Verneuil
Writers Pierre Lozach, Yves Favier, Jean Manse

Cast

Fernandel

as Félicien Hébrard

Edmond Ardisson

as Le facteur

Jean Gaven

as l'abbé Daniel

Pierrette Bruno

as Françoise Zanetti

Georges Chamarat

as Mr Aussel, le receveur

Madeleine Sylvain

as Clotilde Hébrard

Leda Gloria

as Mme Zanetti, l'épicière

Henri Vilbert

as le maire

Francis Linel

as Justin Hébrard

Antonin Berval

as Courtecuisse

Mag-Avril

as Mlle Negret, la vieille fille

Henri Arius

as Antonin, le forgeron

José Casa

as Le garde-champêtre

Manuel Gary

as Le Receveur du Car

René Génin

as Arnaud, le secrétaire de mairie

André Carnège

as Le sous-préfet

Jean Mello

as Le Gendarme

Geo Georgey

as Le boucher

Jenny Hélia

as Prudence

Marthe Marty

as Louise

Mado Stelli

as Félicie

Fernand Sardou

as Le Brigadier