Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1960): Cast & Where to Watch
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies is a 1960 family comedy directed by Charles Walters, starring David Niven as Larry Mackay, Doris Day and Charles Herbert. It runs 1 hour 52 minutes. Stream it on Hoopla and Plex, or rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 52m (112 min)
- Director
- Charles Walters
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Euterpe Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Please Don’t Eat the Daisies About?
The premise of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies without spoilers.
Drama critic Larry Mackay, his wife Kate and their four sons leave their cramped Manhattan apartment for an aging country house. As Kate embraces the slower, suburban rhythm, Larry clings to his New York theater outings and nightlife, creating a comedic clash of urban habit and rural life for the whole family.
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- new york city
- based on book
- watching tv
- family relationships
- broadway manhattan new york city
- pyrex
- fruit basket
- vintage pyrex
- calendar on the wall
- reference to cheesecake
- slapped in the face
- embedded advertising
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- mother in law son in law relationship
- news photographer
- old english sheepdog
- play rehearsal
- standard french poodle
- reading a play
- dog tranquilizer
- wet paint
- husband wife fight
- coffee house
- revenge
- amateur theatre
- drama critic
- breakfast
- theatre producer
- theatre critic
- four brothers
- boy
- telephone
- telephone call
- restaurant
- little boy in a cage
- wine
- coffee
- oatmeal
- food
- eating
- reading a newspaper aloud
- waiter
- photographer
- reference to jack the ripper
- taxi
- woman in a bubble bath
- woman slaps a man
- woman wears eyeglasses
- newspaper office
- monkey
- parrot
Where to Watch Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
Stream it on Hoopla and Plex, or rent or buy it from Amazon Video and Apple TV Store. US availability and prices from JustWatch.
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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies Cast & Characters
David Niven leads the cast as Larry Mackay, with Doris Day as Kate Mackay and Charles Herbert as David Mackay. Directed by Charles Walters; 75 actors are credited in all.
- Director Charles Walters
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David Niven as Larry Mackay -
Doris Day as Kate Mackay - Charles Herbert as David Mackay
- Stanley Livingston as Gabriel Mackay
Also Starring in Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
· 71 more- Flip Mark George Mackay
- Baby Gellert Adam Mackay
- Spring Byington Suzie Robinson
- Bess Flowers Lady in Elevator (uncredited)
- Richard Haydn Alfred North
- Jack Weston Joe Positano
- Harold Miller Sardi's Patron / Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
- Kenner G. Kemp Party Guest (uncredited)
- Stuart Holmes Mona's Bald Party Guest (uncredited)
- Cosmo Sardo Waiter (uncredited)
- Frank Wilcox TV Interviewer (uncredited)
- Harry Tenbrook Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
- Jack Chefe Sardi's Headwaiter (uncredited)
- Leoda Richards Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Stuart Hall Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
- Margaret Lindsay Mona James
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- Hal Taggart Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
- Oliver Cross Party Guest (uncredited)
- James Gonzalez Actor in Play (uncredited)
- Paul Power Party Guest (uncredited)
- Patsy Kelly Maggie
- Benny Rubin Pete (uncredited)
- Norman Stevans Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
- Kenneth Gibson Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
- Peter Leeds Mackay's Secretary (uncredited)
- Eddie Baker Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
- Milton Frome Gus (uncredited)
- Lovyss Bradley Maid (uncredited)
- Gail Bonney Miss Bonney (uncredited)
- Len Lesser Waiter at Sardi's (uncredited)
- John Rice Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
- Duke Fishman Browser (uncredited)
- Janis Paige Deborah Vaughn
- Irene Tedrow Mrs. Greenfield (uncredited)
- Clark Ross Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
- Lomax Study Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Kathryn Card Mrs. Yule (uncredited)
- Estelle Etterre Guest (uncredited)
- Charles Seel Upholstery Man (uncredited)
- Geraldine Wall Dr. Sprouk (uncredited)
- Richard Collier Fabric Salesman (uncredited)
- Paul Ravel Waiter (uncredited)
- Guy Stockwell Young Man (uncredited)
- Perk Lazelle Sardi's Patron (uncredited)
- John Harding Norman McQuarry
- Carmen Phillips Mary Smith
- Mary Benoit Guest (uncredited)
- Larry McCormick Elevator Operator (uncredited)
- Marina Koshetz Jane March (uncredited)
- Lucille Curtis Guest (uncredited)
- Mary Patton Mrs. Hunter
- Marianne Gaba Young Girl (uncredited)
- Frank Gardner Student (uncredited)
- Burt Douglas Young Man (uncredited)
- John Brennan Young Man (uncredited)
- Claire Meade Dowager (uncredited)
- Karyn Kupcinet Minor Role (uncredited)
- Joseph Waring Salesman (uncredited)
- Bobette Bentley Student (uncredited)
- Frank Delfino Minor Role (uncredited)
- Joan Dupuis Minor Role (uncredited)
- Amy Douglass Martha (uncredited)
- Ira L. Westley Bassist (uncredited)
- Joseph Cronin Pianist (uncredited)
- Barbara Aberle Guest (uncredited)
- Ella Mae Brown Browser (uncredited)
- Lorraine Caldwell Guest (uncredited)
- Robert Darin Minor Role (uncredited)
- Donald Foster Justin Withers (uncredited)
- Christian Haren Minor Role (uncredited)
- Jhean Burton
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies.
Cars in Please Don’t Eat the Daisies
3 cars on screen, including the 1946 De Soto Sky View and the 1948 Ford F-1 Panel.
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1946 De Soto Sky View Minor role -
1948 Ford F-1 Panel Minor role -
1950 Chrysler Royal Background role
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies Also Known As
15 alternative titles, including “Non mangiate le margherite” and “Meisterschaft im Seitensprung”.
- Also known as
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- Non mangiate le margherite
- Meisterschaft im Seitensprung
- No os comáis las margaritas
- Ne mangez pas les marguerites
- Já Fomos Tão Felizes
- Éramos Tão Felizes
- Ne fald fel a margarétát!
- Пожалуйста, не ешь маргаритки
- Nie jedzcie stokrotek
- Éramos tan felices
- 애정의 고빗길
- ママは腕まくり
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- 乔迁之喜
- Handen på hjärtat
- 喬遷之喜
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Please Don’t Eat the Daisies FAQ: Where to Watch & Cast
Runtime, release date, director, cast, where to watch and post-credit scenes of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Please Don’t Eat the Daisies?
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies runs 1 hour 52 minutes (112 minutes).
When was Please Don’t Eat the Daisies released?
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies was released on March 31, 1960.
Who directed Please Don’t Eat the Daisies?
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies was directed by Charles Walters.
More films by Charles Walters Who is in the cast of Please Don’t Eat the Daisies?
Please Don’t Eat the Daisies stars David Niven as Larry Mackay, Doris Day as Kate Mackay and Charles Herbert as David Mackay, among 75 credited actors.
Where can I watch Please Don’t Eat the Daisies?
In the US, Please Don’t Eat the Daisies is streaming on Hoopla, Plex and Tubi TV and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home (availability from JustWatch).
Does Please Don’t Eat the Daisies have a post-credit scene?
No. Please Don’t Eat the Daisies has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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