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Please Don't Eat the Daisies
“The Uproarious Movie From The Big Best-Seller!”
6.2 / 10• 1960• 1h 52m•NR• English
ComedyFamilyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Doris Day
Kate Mackay
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Charles Walters's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Please Don't Eat the Daisies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
