The Fatted Calf (1939)
1h 25m
Running Time
April 12, 1939Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
François Périer
Gaston Vachon
Elvira Popescu
La princesse Dorothée
André Lefaur
Jules Vachon père
Armand Bernard
Gabriel Vachon
Dorville
Le receveur
Gabrielle Fontan
Mrs. Vachon
Serge de Poligny
Director
Bernard Zimmer
Writer
Marcelle Praince
Mrs. Van Houtentook
Jean-Henri Blanchon
Writer
Raymond Cordy
Priest
Henri Verdun
Composer
Boris Kaufman
Cinematographer
Yvette Andréyor
Jeanne's Mother
William Barache
Editor
Jacques Colombier
Production Design
Jacques Hawadier
Sound
Maurice Menot
Sound Mixer
Natalia Lysenko
Régine Dancourt
Georges Bever
Huguette Boudet
Albert Broquin
Jean Kolb
Franck Maurice
Carine Nelson
Huguette Valmy
Malet
Nicolas Amato
Micheline Buire
Hubert de Malet
Albert Malbert
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The Fatted Calf (French: Le veau gras) is a 1939 French comedy film directed by Serge de Poligny and starring Elvire Popesco, André Lefaur and Armand Bernard. It is based on a play by Bernard Zimmer. The film's sets were designed by Jacques Colombier and Robert Gys.