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Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
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Release Date:
2 June 1960 (West Germany) moreTagline:
The Uproarious Movie From The Big Best-Seller!Plot:
Drama critic Larry McKay, his wife Kay, and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
A bright, sweet Doris Day confection for her fans. more (22 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Doris Day | ... | Kate Robinson Mackay | |
| David Niven | ... | Lawrence Larry Mackay | |
| Janis Paige | ... | Deborah Vaughn | |
| Spring Byington | ... | Suzie Robinson | |
| Richard Haydn | ... | Alfred North | |
| Patsy Kelly | ... | Maggie | |
| Jack Weston | ... | Joe Positano | |
| John Harding | ... | Reverend Norman McQuarry | |
| Margaret Lindsay | ... | Mona James | |
| Carmen Phillips | ... | Mary Smith | |
| Mary Patton | ... | Mrs. Hunter | |
| Charles Herbert | ... | David Mackay | |
| Stanley Livingston | ... | Gabriel MacKay | |
| Flip Mark | ... | George MacKay | |
| Baby Gellert | ... | Adam McKay |
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112 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Filming Locations:
Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USAFun Stuff
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Betty Grable was initially approached to make her screen comeback in the role of Kate Mackay , but she declined. moreGoofs:
Continuity: While Kate is talking to Alfred North in the drawing room where the coats are kept during the party, she stands next to him with her right hand on her hip in some scenes and in front of her in other scenes. moreQuotes:
Alfred North: For a critic that first step is the first printed joke. It gets a laugh and a whole new world opens up. He makes another joke, and another. And then one day along comes a joke that shouldn't be made because the show he's reviewing is a good show. But, as it so happens, it's a good joke. And you know what? The joke wins. moreSoundtrack:
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Although made in 1960, this classic sampling of Doris Day fluff is more a product of the 50s than the coming decade of the 60s. As ever, Miss Day is gorgeous and perfectly turned out, this time the mother of four small boys, an aspiring playwright overshadowed by her theater critic husband, coping with a series of domestic crises while she attempts to move her family from a city apartment to an improbably ramshackle English-style country house. 'Improbable' is indeed the word for the entire plot of this movie, but then probability was seldom the reason we went to the movies in the 50s. Bouyed along by the bright force of Miss Day's personality, the light touch and easy charm of David Niven, and ably supported by Janice Paige, Spring Byington, and Richard Haydn, this pic has all the bouncy sweetness and escapism her fans so appreciate in Miss Day's work. So, if you are looking for a 2-hour time trip to what seems like a kinder and gentler time, don't mind bumping your nose against a few cultural idiosyncrasies of the 50s (and no Day fan can avoid that), enjoy discovering some charming but forgotten musical numbers, appreciate really great vintage clothes, and generally believe it is hard for Miss Day to do any wrong, this seldom-mentioned film is just the ticket!