The Wild Oat

1953Directed by Henri Verneuil

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Released: February 27, 1953
Runtime: 1h 43m

About The Wild Oat

Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Director: Henri Verneuil
Writers: Yves Favier
Pierre Lozach
Jean Manse
Original title: Le Boulanger de Valorgue

Principal cast

In billing order

FernandelFélicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker
Georges ChamaratMr. Aussel, postmaster
Henri VilbertMayor of Valorgue
Edmond ArdissonÉvariste, postman
Leda GloriaMrs. widow Zanetti, grocer and mother of Françoise
Pierrette BrunoFrançoise Zanetti, daughter of Mrs. Zanetti

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