The Wild Oat
67 %|Feb 27, 1953|Comedy
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.
Featured Crew
Henri Verneuil
Director
Jacques Bar
Delegated Producer
Christian Gaudin
Editor
Jean Mandaroux
Set Decoration
Lina Gallet
Makeup Artist
Arthur Van der Meeren
Sound Assistant
Charles Suin
Director of Photography
Pierre Zann
Sound Assistant
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
Mag-Avril
Miss Negret, old maid
Henri Arius
Antonin, blacksmith
José Casa
Rural ranger
Manuel Gary
Bus conductor
René Génin
Arnaud, town hall secretary
André Carnège
Sub-prefect
Fernand Sardou
Brigadier
Jean Mello
Gendarme Delcasse
Geo Georgey
Butcher
Jenny Hélia
Prudence
Marthe Marty
Louise
Mado Stelli
Félicie
