Le Boulanger de Valorgue (1953)

Title: The Wild Oat
Original Title: Le Boulanger de Valorgue
Release Date: 1953-02-27
Status: Released
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 18 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: Comedy
Production Companies: Cité Films, Fidès Film, Peg Produzione
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.
Cast

Fernandel
Félicien Hébrard, Valorgue baker

Georges Chamarat
Mr. Aussel, postmaster

Henri Vilbert
Mayor of Valorgue

Edmond Ardisson
Évariste, postman

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