Please Don't Eat the Daisies

1960 · 112 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 5,139 VOTES · DIR. Charles Walters

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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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,656 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:07 Attaboy, Adam. Bull's eye!
00:06:29 What about? Cokey-Cola?
00:10:53 Gee, Ma, you act as if we were monsters or something.
00:15:04 ...you read my play. What's so terrible?
00:21:03 - Give me the cream. - "Please. "
00:25:44 That poor girl. She never would've done that if she hadn't been...
00:30:26 Angel. It's my son-in-law, Lawrence Mackay, the critic.
00:34:18 You don't belong in this room full of spooks.
00:39:41 - What happened? - The good guy just shot the bad guy.
00:43:53 Could you at least give me a clue how you like it?
00:47:09 I'm still the legal tenant, and your being here at all is an invasion of privacy.
00:50:59 Always belittling, carping at every good thing that happens to me.
00:57:23 Come on, smiley.
01:01:07 I'm glad you said that. I was beginning to feel guilty about leaving.
01:07:10 Good morning, darling. Fellas, stop pestering Daddy.
01:11:43 Suppose I see what I can do, and I'll call you later.
01:15:56 Oh, hey. Mister? Mister? This is it. This is it. I have to have it. Please.
01:20:22 This is she speaking.
01:27:41 Don't you have an opening tonight? Say hi to Daddy.
01:32:09 All of a sudden, it doesn't seem enough.
01:37:15 What matter where? I have found you.
01:41:01 I wouldn't dream of coming between you and the Hooton Holler Players.
01:45:38 Hello.
04:39:07 New York City.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,656
Dialogue density14.8 lines / min
First line00:02:07
Final line04:39:07

Production Record

DirectorCharles Walters
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,775,000
Revenue$5,150,000
IMDb votes5,139