The Fatted Calf
5 reviews
Comedy
1h 25m
1939
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...
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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.
- DirectorSerge de Poligny
- Release12 April 1939
- GenreComedy
- Duration1h 25m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate5 reviews
- Productions
Dimeco Productions
Cast

François Périer
Gaston Vachon

Elvira Popescu
Princess Dorothée

Armand Bernard
Gabriel Vachon

André Lefaur
Jules Vachon Sr.

Gabrielle Fontan
Mrs. Vachon

Robert Le Vigan
Grussgolt

Marcelle Praince
Mrs. Van Houtentook

Raymond Cordy
Priest

Dorville
Receiver

Yvette Andréyor
Jeanne's Mother

Régine Dancourt
Louise

Nathalie Lissenko
Female companion

Charles Lemontier
Justice of the peace

Nicolas Amato

Georges Bever
François, manservant

Albert Malbert

Jean Marconi
Entrepreneur

Robert Ozanne
Electrician

Jean Parédès
Albert, waiter

Henri Richard
Castellan

Albert Broquin
Postman (uncredited)

Jean Kolb
(uncredited)

Maurice Marceau
Electrical worker (uncredited)

Franck Maurice
(uncredited)

Eugène Stuber
(uncredited)
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