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Please Don't Eat the Daisies
The Uproarious Movie From The Big Best-Seller!
Genres
ComedyFamilyRomance
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.
Details
Budget
$1775000
Revenue
$5150000
Runtime
112 min
Release Date
1960-03-31
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
78
Vote Average
6.097
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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)
Stuart Holmes
Mona's Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Party Guest (uncredited)
Marina Koshetz
Jane March (uncredited)
Karyn Kupcinet
Minor Role (uncredited)
Perk Lazelle
Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
Peter Leeds
Mackay's Secretary (uncredited)
Len Lesser
Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
Larry McCormick
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Claire Meade
Dowager (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Sardi's Patron / Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Paul Power
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Ravel
Waiter (uncredited)
John Rice
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Clark Ross
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Cosmo Sardo
Waiter (uncredited)
Charles Seel
Upholstery Man (uncredited)
Norman Stevans
Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
Guy Stockwell
Young Man (uncredited)
Lomax Study
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Hal Taggart
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Geraldine Wall
Dr. Sprouk (uncredited)
Joseph Waring
Salesman (uncredited)
Ira L. Westley
Bassist (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
TV Interviewer (uncredited)
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