The Wild Oat

Overview

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.

Directed by Henri Verneuil

Top cast

Fernandel

Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker

Georges Chamarat

Mr. Aussel, postmaster

Henri Vilbert

Mayor of Valorgue

Edmond Ardisson

Évariste, postman

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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

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Georges Briquet

Henri Arius

Antonin, blacksmith

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José Casa

Rural ranger

Manuel Gary

Bus conductor

René Génin

Arnaud, town hall secretary

André Carnège

Sub-prefect

Fernand Sardou

Brigadier

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Jean Mello

Gendarme Delcasse

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Geo Georgey

Butcher

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