Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960
Approved
1h 52m

IMDb RATING

6.4/10

5.1K

YOUR RATING

Doris Day, David Niven, Baby Gellert, Charles Herbert, Stanley Livingston, Flip Mark, Janis Paige, and Hobo in Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)

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Comedy Family Romance

Drama professor turned theater critic balances his home life and career when he moves to the country with his wife and their four sons.Drama professor turned theater critic balances his home life and career when he moves to the country with his wife and their four sons.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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IMDb RATING

6.4/10

5.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 nominations

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.

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.

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.

Connections
Featured in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet: The Magic Dishes (1960)

Soundtracks
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Lyrics and Music by Joe Lubin
Performed by Doris Day (uncredited)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

A bright, sweet Doris Day confection for her fans.

Although made in 1960, this classic sampling of Doris Day fluff is more a product of the 50s than the coming decade of the 60s. As ever, Miss Day is gorgeous and perfectly turned out, this time the mother of four small boys, an aspiring playwright overshadowed by her theater critic husband, coping with a series of domestic crises while she attempts to move her family from a city apartment to an improbably ramshackle English-style country house. 'Improbable' is indeed the word for the entire plot of this movie, but then probability was seldom the reason we went to the movies in the 50s. Bouyed along by the bright force of Miss Day's personality, the light touch and easy charm of David Niven, and ably supported by Janice Paige, Spring Byington, and Richard Haydn, this pic has all the bouncy sweetness and escapism her fans so appreciate in Miss Day's work. So, if you are looking for a 2-hour time trip to what seems like a kinder and gentler time, don't mind bumping your nose against a few cultural idiosyncrasies of the 50s (and no Day fan can avoid that), enjoy discovering some charming but forgotten musical numbers, appreciate really great vintage clothes, and generally believe it is hard for Miss Day to do any wrong, this seldom-mentioned film is just the ticket!