The Wild Oat
Le Boulanger de Valorgue
Release: 1953-02-27
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 6.7
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.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Cité Films
Fidès Film
Peg Produzione
Cast
Manuel Gary
as Bus conductor
René Génin
as Arnaud, town hall secretary
Leda Gloria
as Mrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Jean Gaven
as Abbot Daniel, village vicar
Antonin Berval
as Noël Courtade, aka 'Courte-cuisse', bicycle salesman
Fernandel
as Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Henri Vilbert
as Mayor of Valorgue
Francis Linel
as Justin Hébrard, son of Félicien
Henri Arius
as Antonin, blacksmith
Jole Silvani
Georges Chamarat
as Mr. Aussel, postmaster
André Carnège
as Sub-prefect
Fernand Sardou
as Brigadier
Jenny Hélia
as Prudence
Edmond Ardisson
as Évariste, postman
Pierrette Bruno
as Françoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti
Madeleine Sylvain
as Mrs. Clotilde Hébrard, wife of Félicien
Mag-Avril
as Miss Negret, old maid
