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.
Nathalie Lissenko
as Female companion
Charles Lemontier
as Justice of the peace
Georges Bever
as François, manservant
Robert Ozanne
as Electrician
Yvette Andréyor
as Jeanne's Mother
Albert Broquin
as Postman (uncredited)
Armand Bernard
as Gabriel Vachon
Gabrielle Fontan
as Mrs. Vachon
Nicolas Amato
Henri Richard
as Castellan
Régine Dancourt
as Louise
Dorville
as Receiver
Jean Marconi
as Entrepreneur
Maurice Marceau
as Electrical worker (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
as (uncredited)
François Périer
as Gaston Vachon
Robert Le Vigan
as Grussgolt
Jean Kolb
as (uncredited)
Eugène Stuber
as (uncredited)
Elvira Popescu
as Princess Dorothée
Marcelle Praince
as Mrs. Van Houtentook
Raymond Cordy
as Priest
Albert Malbert
Jean Parédès
as Albert, waiter