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Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies

The Uproarious Movie From The Big Best-Seller!

19606.11h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Charles Walters
Written by Isobel Lennart, Jean Kerr
Produced by Joe Pasternak, Martin Melcher
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $5.2M

Top Cast

Doris Day

Doris Day

Kate Mackay

David Niven

David Niven

Larry Mackay

Janis Paige

Janis Paige

Deborah Vaughn

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Suzie Robinson

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Alfred North

Patsy Kelly

Patsy Kelly

Maggie

Jack Weston

Jack Weston

Joe Positano

John Harding

John Harding

Norman McQuarry

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Mona James

C

Carmen Phillips

Mary Smith

Themes & Keywords

professorromcomcritic

About Please Don't Eat the Daisies

Please Don't Eat the Daisies is a comedy, family, romance film released in 1960 exploring themes of professor, romcom, critic. Directed by Charles Walters, it stars Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige. 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.

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