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Please Don't Eat the Daisies ()

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Drama professor turned theater critic balances his home life and career when he moves to the country with his wife and their four sons.
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Kate Robinson Mackay
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Laurence Mackay
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Deborah Vaughn
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Suzie Robinson
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Alfred North
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Maggie
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Joe Positano
John Harding ...
Reverend Norman McQuarry
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Mona James
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Mary Smith
Mary Patton ...
Mrs. Hunter
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David Mackay
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Gabriel Mackay
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George Mackay
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Adam Mackay
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Mrs. Kilkinny (scenesDeleted)
Barbara Aberle ...
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Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
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Bobette Bentley ...
Student (uncredited)
Dan Bergin ...
Man Hit with Water Balloon (uncredited)
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Miss Bonney (uncredited)
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Maid (uncredited)
John Brennan ...
Young Man (uncredited)
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Browser (uncredited)
Jhean Burton ...
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Lorraine Caldwell ...
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Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
Jack Chefe ...
Sardi's Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Fabric Salesman (uncredited)
Joseph Cronin ...
Pianist (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lucille Curtis ...
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Robert Darin ...
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Frank Delfino ...
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Young Man (uncredited)
Amy Douglass ...
Martha (uncredited)
Joan Dupuis ...
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David Duval ...
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Browser (uncredited)
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Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Donald Foster ...
Justin Withers (uncredited)
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Gus (uncredited)
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Young Girl (uncredited)
Frank Gardner ...
Student (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ...
Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
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Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
Christian Haren ...
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Hector ...
Parrot (uncredited)
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Hobo (uncredited)
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Mona's Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
Sallie Jones ...
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Dorothy Joyce ...
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Sid Kane ...
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Jane March (uncredited)
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Perk Lazelle ...
Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
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Mackay's Secretary (uncredited)
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Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
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Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Claire Meade ...
Dowager (uncredited)
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Sardi's Patron / Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
Shelly Nicholson ...
Little Girl (uncredited)
Paul Power ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Ravel ...
Waiter (uncredited)
John Rice ...
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
John Rockwell ...
Boy (uncredited)
Clark Ross ...
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Pete (uncredited)
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Upholstery Man (uncredited)
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Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
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Young Man (uncredited)
Lomax Study ...
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Hal Taggart ...
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Mrs. Greenfield (uncredited)
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Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
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Dr. Sprouk (uncredited)
Joseph Waring ...
Salesman (uncredited)
Ira L. Westley ...
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Nancy A. Westley ...
Guitarist (uncredited)
Luree Wiese ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Anatol Winogradoff ...
Professor (uncredited)
Wilson Wood ...
Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Walters

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Isobel Lennart ... (screenplay)
 
Jean Kerr ... (book)

Produced by

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Martin Melcher ... associate producer
Joe Pasternak ... producer

Music by

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David Rose

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Robert J. Bronner ... director of photography (as Robert Bronner)

Editing by

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John McSweeney Jr.

Editorial Department

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Charles K. Hagedon ... color consultant
Thomas J. McCarthy ... assistant editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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Mel Ballerino ... (uncredited)
Don McElwaine ... (uncredited)

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George W. Davis
Hans Peters

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Henry Grace
Jerry Wunderlich

Costume Design by

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Morton Haack

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist
John Truwe ... makeup artist
William Tuttle ... makeup artist
Agnes Flanagan ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Frank La Rue ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Dave Friedman ... unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Al Jennings ... assistant director
Jack N. Reddish ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Matty Azzarone ... leadman (uncredited)
Harry Edwards ... props (uncredited)
John Ricardo ... props (uncredited)
Frank Wesselhoff ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Franklin Milton ... recording supervisor
Van Allen James ... sound editor (uncredited)
Conrad Kahn ... sound mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Lee LeBlanc ... matte painting supervisor (uncredited)
Matthew Yuricich ... matte painter (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Howard Bradner ... grip (uncredited)
Eric Carpenter ... still photographer (uncredited)
Milford Cline ... gaffer (uncredited)
George Hollister ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Ace Riley ... camera operator (uncredited)
Howard Roberts ... best boy (uncredited)
Joseph Ruttenberg ... camera operator (uncredited)
Tom Smith ... best boy (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Russel B. Caplan ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Evelyn Rickart ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Maurice De Packh ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Eylla Jacobs ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Irving Aaronson ... assistant to producer
June Foray ... voice dubbing: Baby Gellert (uncredited)
Robert Sidney ... choreographer (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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 homemaker Kate settles into suburban life, Larry continues to enjoy the theater and party scene of New York. Kate soon begins to question Larry's fidelity when he mentions a flirtatious encounter with Broadway star Deborah Vaughn. Written by Daniel Bubbeo

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Taglines Funnier Than Auntie Mame! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Ne mangez pas les marguerites (France)
  • No os comáis las margaritas (Spain)
  • Älkää syökö päivänkakkaroita (Finland)
  • Já Fomos tão Felizes (Brazil)
  • Som vinden blæser (Denmark)
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  • 112 min
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Budget $1,775,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The musical number Kate rehearses for the amateur show, "Any Way The Wind Blows," had been written for Doris Day's previous film Pillow Talk (1959). The song title was, for a while, even the working title of that film. See more »
Goofs When Kate Mackay (Doris Day) is putting on her makeup at the beginning of the film, she tells the boys "Oh fellas, now you know I have to meet David-" and stops mid-sentence. She should have used Larry, Laurence, Dad, or some other character reference rather than the actor's (David Niven) name. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Magic Dishes (1960). See more »
Soundtracks Please Don't Eat the Daisies See more »
Quotes Alfred North: For a critic that first step is the first printed joke. It gets a laugh and a whole new world opens up. He makes another joke, and another. And then one day along comes a joke that shouldn't be made because the show he's reviewing is a good show. But, as it so happens, it's a good joke. And you know what? The joke wins.
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