Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,775,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,150,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.656 |
Directed By
Charles Walters
Crew
Charles Walters
Isobel Lennart
Joe Pasternak
Irving Aaronson
Martin Melcher
David Rose
John McSweeney Jr.
Jean Kerr
Robert J. Bronner
George W. Davis
Hans Peters
Henry Grace
Jerry Wunderlich
Franklin Milton
Morton Haack
Al Jennings
Sydney Guilaroff
William Tuttle
TOP CAST
Doris Day
Kate Mackay
David Niven
Larry Mackay
Janis Paige
Deborah Vaughn
Spring Byington
Suzie Robinson
Richard Haydn
Alfred North
Patsy Kelly
Maggie
Jack Weston
Joe Positano
John Harding
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 Mackay
Bess Flowers
Lady in Elevator (uncredited)
Milton Frome
Gus (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Benny Rubin
Pete (uncredited)
Irene Tedrow
Mrs. Greenfield (uncredited)
Barbara Aberle
Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Baker
Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
Mary Benoit
Guest (uncredited)
Bobette Bentley
Student (uncredited)
Gail Bonney
Miss Bonney (uncredited)
Lovyss Bradley
Maid (uncredited)
John Brennan
Young Man (uncredited)
Ella Mae Brown
Browser (uncredited)
Jhean Burton
Actress (uncredited)
Lorraine Caldwell
Guest (uncredited)
Kathryn Card
Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Sardi's Headwaiter (uncredited)
Richard Collier
Fabric Salesman (uncredited)
Joseph Cronin
Pianist (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis
Guest (uncredited)
Robert Darin
Minor Role (uncredited)
Frank Delfino
Minor Role (uncredited)
Burt Douglas
Young Man (uncredited)
Amy Douglass
Martha (uncredited)
Joan Dupuis
Minor Role (uncredited)
Estelle Etterre
Guest (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Browser (uncredited)
Donald Foster
Justin Withers (uncredited)
Marianne Gaba
Young Girl (uncredited)
Frank Gardner
Student (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
James Gonzalez
Actor in Play (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
Christian Haren
Minor Role (uncredited)
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