The Fatted Calf (1939)

Directed by Serge de Poligny1h 25mComedy

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.

Year
1939
Country
FR
Language
French
Release date
12 April 1939
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François Périer
François Périer
Gaston Vachon
Elvira Popescu
Elvira Popescu
Princess Dorothée
Armand Bernard
Armand Bernard
Gabriel Vachon
André Lefaur
André Lefaur
Jules Vachon Sr.
Gabrielle Fontan
Gabrielle Fontan
Mrs. Vachon
Robert Le Vigan
Robert Le Vigan
Grussgolt
Marcelle Praince
Marcelle Praince
Mrs. Van Houtentook
Raymond Cordy
Raymond Cordy
Priest
Dorville
Dorville
Receiver
Yvette Andréyor
Yvette Andréyor
Jeanne's Mother
Régine Dancourt
Régine Dancourt
Louise
H
Huguette Valmy
A
Andrée Berty
S
Solange Turenne
Little girl
Nathalie Lissenko
Nathalie Lissenko
Female companion
E
Edith Gallia
Charles Lemontier
Charles Lemontier
Justice of the peace
M
Marcel Vidal
M
Malet
Nicolas Amato
Nicolas Amato
Georges Bever
Georges Bever
François, manservant
M
Micheline Buire
Mademoiselle Jeanne
H
Hubert de Malet
Albert Malbert
Albert Malbert
Jean Marconi
Jean Marconi
Entrepreneur
Robert Ozanne
Robert Ozanne
Electrician
Jean Parédès
Jean Parédès
Albert, waiter
Henri Richard
Henri Richard
Castellan
H
Huguette Boudet
(uncredited)
Albert Broquin
Albert Broquin
Postman (uncredited)
Jean Kolb
Jean Kolb
(uncredited)
Maurice Marceau
Maurice Marceau
Electrical worker (uncredited)
Franck Maurice
Franck Maurice
(uncredited)
C
Carine Nelson
Marie, typist (uncredited)
Eugène Stuber
Eugène Stuber
(uncredited)
C
Claire Vervin
(uncredited)

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