The Fatted Calf
Le Veau gras
Release: 1939-04-12
·Runtime: 85m
·★ 6.2
Comedy
Jules Vachon, a pharmacist, has two sons, Gabriel, a steady-minded young man dedicated to his job in the pharmacy, and Gaston, a good for nothing whose only talent is to seduce rich women and take money from their pockets. But it is Gaston who is hailed as a great man when he returns to his native village thanks to his deep pockets.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Dimeco Productions
Cast
André Lefaur
as Jules Vachon Sr.
Jean Parédès
as Albert, waiter
Albert Broquin
as Postman (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
as (uncredited)
Yvette Andréyor
as Jeanne's Mother
Charles Lemontier
as Justice of the peace
Robert Le Vigan
as Grussgolt
Régine Dancourt
as Louise
Albert Malbert
Jean Kolb
as (uncredited)
Jean Marconi
as Entrepreneur
Henri Richard
as Castellan
François Périer
as Gaston Vachon
Dorville
as Receiver
Nathalie Lissenko
as Female companion
Maurice Marceau
as Electrical worker (uncredited)
Armand Bernard
as Gabriel Vachon
Georges Bever
as François, manservant
Elvira Popescu
as Princess Dorothée
Nicolas Amato
Robert Ozanne
as Electrician
Gabrielle Fontan
as Mrs. Vachon
Eugène Stuber
as (uncredited)
Marcelle Praince
as Mrs. Van Houtentook
Raymond Cordy
as Priest