Please Don't Eat the Daisies
6.1
Released March 31, 1960Runtime 1h 52min
The Uproarious Movie From The Big Best-Seller!
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons move from their crowded Manhattan apartment to an old house in the country. While housewife Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York.
Genres
- Comedy
- Family
- Romance
Production Companies
- Euterpe Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
- United States of America
Finances
- Budget: $1,775,000
- Revenue: $5,150,000
- Profit/Loss: $3,375,000
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Cast
Doris DayKate Mackay
David NivenLarry Mackay
Janis PaigeDeborah Vaughn
Spring ByingtonSuzie Robinson
Richard HaydnAlfred North
Patsy KellyMaggie
Jack WestonJoe Positano
John HardingNorman McQuarry
Margaret LindsayMona James
Carmen PhillipsMary Smith
Mary PattonMrs. Hunter
Charles HerbertDavid Mackay
Stanley LivingstonGabriel Mackay
Flip MarkGeorge MackayBaby GellertAdam Mackay
Bess FlowersLady in Elevator (uncredited)
Milton FromeGus (uncredited)
Leoda RichardsRestaurant Patron (uncredited)
Benny RubinPete (uncredited)
Irene TedrowMrs. Greenfield (uncredited)Barbara AberleGuest (uncredited)
Eddie BakerSardi's Patron (uncredited)
Mary BenoitGuest (uncredited)Bobette BentleyStudent (uncredited)
Gail BonneyMiss Bonney (uncredited)Lovyss BradleyMaid (uncredited)John BrennanYoung Man (uncredited)Ella Mae BrownBrowser (uncredited)
Jhean BurtonActress (uncredited)Lorraine CaldwellGuest (uncredited)
Kathryn CardMrs. Yule (uncredited)
Jack ChefeSardi's Headwaiter (uncredited)
Richard CollierFabric Salesman (uncredited)Joseph CroninPianist (uncredited)Oliver CrossParty Guest (uncredited)Lucille CurtisGuest (uncredited)Robert DarinMinor Role (uncredited)Frank DelfinoMinor Role (uncredited)
Burt DouglasYoung Man (uncredited)Amy DouglassMartha (uncredited)Joan DupuisMinor Role (uncredited)
Estelle EtterreGuest (uncredited)Duke FishmanBrowser (uncredited)Donald FosterJustin Withers (uncredited)
Marianne GabaYoung Girl (uncredited)Frank GardnerStudent (uncredited)Kenneth GibsonSardi's Patron (uncredited)James GonzalezActor in Play (uncredited)Stuart HallSardi's Patron (uncredited)Christian HarenMinor Role (uncredited)
Stuart HolmesMona's Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
Kenner G. KempParty Guest (uncredited)
Marina KoshetzJane March (uncredited)
Karyn KupcinetMinor Role (uncredited)Perk LazelleSardi's Patron (uncredited)
Peter LeedsMackay's Secretary (uncredited)
Len LesserWaiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
Larry McCormickElevator Operator (uncredited)Claire MeadeDowager (uncredited)
Harold MillerSardi's Patron / Elevator Passenger (uncredited)Paul PowerParty Guest (uncredited)Paul RavelWaiter (uncredited)
John RiceElevator Passenger (uncredited)Clark RossElevator Passenger (uncredited)
Cosmo SardoWaiter (uncredited)Charles SeelUpholstery Man (uncredited)Norman StevansSardi's Patron (uncredited)
Guy StockwellYoung Man (uncredited)
Lomax StudyElevator Operator (uncredited)
Hal TaggartElevator Passenger (uncredited)
Harry TenbrookElevator Passenger (uncredited)
Geraldine WallDr. Sprouk (uncredited)Joseph WaringSalesman (uncredited)Ira L. WestleyBassist (uncredited)
Frank WilcoxTV Interviewer (uncredited)
Doris DayKate MackayDavid NivenLarry MackayJanis PaigeDeborah VaughnSpring ByingtonSuzie RobinsonRichard HaydnAlfred NorthPatsy KellyMaggieJack WestonJoe PositanoJohn HardingNorman McQuarryMargaret LindsayMona JamesCarmen PhillipsMary SmithMary PattonMrs. HunterCharles HerbertDavid MackayStanley LivingstonGabriel MackayFlip MarkGeorge MackayBaby GellertAdam MackayBess FlowersLady in Elevator (uncredited)Milton FromeGus (uncredited)Leoda RichardsRestaurant Patron (uncredited)Benny RubinPete (uncredited)Irene TedrowMrs. Greenfield (uncredited)Barbara AberleGuest (uncredited)Eddie BakerSardi's Patron (uncredited)Mary BenoitGuest (uncredited)Bobette BentleyStudent (uncredited)Gail BonneyMiss Bonney (uncredited)Lovyss BradleyMaid (uncredited)John BrennanYoung Man (uncredited)Ella Mae BrownBrowser (uncredited)Jhean BurtonActress (uncredited)Lorraine CaldwellGuest (uncredited)Kathryn CardMrs. Yule (uncredited)Jack ChefeSardi's Headwaiter (uncredited)Richard CollierFabric Salesman (uncredited)Joseph CroninPianist (uncredited)Oliver CrossParty Guest (uncredited)Lucille CurtisGuest (uncredited)Robert DarinMinor Role (uncredited)Frank DelfinoMinor Role (uncredited)Burt DouglasYoung Man (uncredited)Amy DouglassMartha (uncredited)Joan DupuisMinor Role (uncredited)Estelle EtterreGuest (uncredited)Duke FishmanBrowser (uncredited)Donald FosterJustin Withers (uncredited)Marianne GabaYoung Girl (uncredited)Frank GardnerStudent (uncredited)Kenneth GibsonSardi's Patron (uncredited)James GonzalezActor in Play (uncredited)Stuart HallSardi's Patron (uncredited)Christian HarenMinor Role (uncredited)Stuart HolmesMona's Bald Party Guest (uncredited)Kenner G. KempParty Guest (uncredited)Marina KoshetzJane March (uncredited)Karyn KupcinetMinor Role (uncredited)Perk LazelleSardi's Patron (uncredited)Peter LeedsMackay's Secretary (uncredited)Len LesserWaiter at Sardi's (uncredited)Larry McCormickElevator Operator (uncredited)Claire MeadeDowager (uncredited)Harold MillerSardi's Patron / Elevator Passenger (uncredited)Paul PowerParty Guest (uncredited)Paul RavelWaiter (uncredited)John RiceElevator Passenger (uncredited)Clark RossElevator Passenger (uncredited)Cosmo SardoWaiter (uncredited)Charles SeelUpholstery Man (uncredited)Norman StevansSardi's Patron (uncredited)Guy StockwellYoung Man (uncredited)Lomax StudyElevator Operator (uncredited)Hal TaggartElevator Passenger (uncredited)Harry TenbrookElevator Passenger (uncredited)Geraldine WallDr. Sprouk (uncredited)Joseph WaringSalesman (uncredited)Ira L. WestleyBassist (uncredited)Frank WilcoxTV Interviewer (uncredited)Crew
Charles WaltersDirectorAl JenningsAssistant Director
Isobel LennartScreenplayJean KerrBook
Joe PasternakProducerIrving AaronsonProducer's AssistantMartin MelcherProducer
David RoseMusicJohn McSweeney Jr.EditorRobert J. BronnerDirector of PhotographyGeorge W. DavisArt DirectionHans PetersArt DirectionHenry GraceSet DecorationJerry WunderlichSet DecorationFranklin MiltonRecording SupervisionMorton HaackCostume Designer
Sydney GuilaroffHairstylist
William TuttleMakeup Artist
Charles WaltersDirectorAl JenningsAssistant DirectorIsobel LennartScreenplayJean KerrBookJoe PasternakProducerIrving AaronsonProducer's AssistantMartin MelcherProducerDavid RoseMusicJohn McSweeney Jr.EditorRobert J. BronnerDirector of PhotographyGeorge W. DavisArt DirectionHans PetersArt DirectionHenry GraceSet DecorationJerry WunderlichSet DecorationFranklin MiltonRecording SupervisionMorton HaackCostume DesignerSydney GuilaroffHairstylistWilliam TuttleMakeup ArtistRecommendations
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