The Wild Oat

103 mins
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.

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

Mag-Avril

Miss Negret, old maid

Henri Arius

Antonin, blacksmith

José Casa

Rural ranger

Manuel Gary

Bus conductor

René Génin

Arnaud, town hall secretary

André Carnège

Sub-prefect

Jean Mello

Gendarme Delcasse

Jenny Hélia

Prudence

Mado Stelli

Félicie

Charles Suin

Director of Photography

Arthur Van der Meeren

Sound Assistant

Jean Mandaroux

Set Decoration

Pierre Zann

Sound Assistant

Jacques Bar

Delegated Producer

Lina Gallet

Makeup Artist

Marcel Franchi

Camera Operator

Jean Manse

Adaptation

Jean Manse

Dialogue

Yves Favier

Dialogue

Robert Giordani

Production Design

Gérard Ducaux-Rupp

Assistant Director

Yvonne Barie

Makeup Artist

Louis Charpeaux

Property Master

Jacques d'Ovidio

Assistant Set Decoration

Jean Castagnier

Assistant Camera

Jacques Chotel

Assistant Camera

Gaston Thonnart

Still Photographer

Nino Rota

Original Music Composer

Walter Rupp

Production Manager

Paul Laffargue

Unit Manager

Ernest Rupp

Producer

Raymond Legrand

Music Director

Charles Auvergne

Location Manager

Monique Chevallier

Production Secretary

Louis Manella

Assistant Unit Manager

William Robert Sivel

Sound Engineer

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