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Poppy

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 13m
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6.7/10
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W.C. Fields in Poppy (1936)
Comedy

Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.

  • Director
    • A. Edward Sutherland
  • Writers
    • Waldemar Young
    • Virginia Van Upp
    • Dorothy Donnelly
  • Stars
    • W.C. Fields
    • Rochelle Hudson
    • Richard Cromwell
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    765
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • A. Edward Sutherland
    • Writers
      • Waldemar Young
      • Virginia Van Upp
      • Dorothy Donnelly
    • Stars
      • W.C. Fields
      • Rochelle Hudson
      • Richard Cromwell
    • 17User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    W.C. Fields
    W.C. Fields
    • Professor Eustace P. McGargle
    Rochelle Hudson
    Rochelle Hudson
    • Poppy
    Richard Cromwell
    Richard Cromwell
    • Billy Farnsworth
    Catherine Doucet
    Catherine Doucet
    • Countess Maggi Tubbs DePuizzi
    • (as Catharine Doucet)
    Lynne Overman
    Lynne Overman
    • Attorney Eddie G. Whiffen
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Mayor Farnsworth
    Maude Eburne
    Maude Eburne
    • Sarah Tucker
    Bill Wolfe
    • Egmont
    Adrian Morris
    • Constable Bowman
    Rosalind Keith
    Rosalind Keith
    • Frances Parker
    Ralph Remley
    • Carnival Manager
    John Lucky Ball
    • Carnival sword swallower
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Bartlett
    Benny Bartlett
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Baxley
    • Bit part
    • (uncredited)
    Irene Bennett
    Irene Bennett
    • Young woman
    • (uncredited)
    Jerry Bergen
    • Gardener
    • (uncredited)
    Wade Boteler
    Wade Boteler
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Grace Goodall
    Grace Goodall
    • BIT part
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • A. Edward Sutherland
    • Writers
      • Waldemar Young
      • Virginia Van Upp
      • Dorothy Donnelly
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    • Trivia
      While filming the movie, W.C. Fields regularly drank from a flask, which he insisted was only "pineapple juice." One day, however, the stagehands replaced the vodka in the flask with real pineapple juice. When Fields tasted it, he sputtered and shouted, "Who put pineapple juice in my pineapple juice?!"
    • Quotes

      Hot dog vendor: [as McGargle and Poppy begin to eat their hot dogs] Twenty cents, please!

      Professor Eustace McGargle: Very reasonable! I'll pay you at the conclusion of our engagement.

      Hot dog vendor: Oh, no, you won't! You're gonna pay me right now!

      Professor Eustace McGargle: [the vendor takes back Poppy's half-eaten hot dog] Really! I shall return mine also.

      Hot dog vendor: [looking at McGargle's half-eaten hot dog] Listen, you tramp, how am I gonna sell these again?

      Professor Eustace McGargle: First you insult me. Then you ask my advice concerning salesmanship. You, sir, are a dunce! DUNCE, sir! D-U-N-C... How do you spell it?

      [Walking away with Poppy]

      Professor Eustace McGargle: Come, dear, let's go.

    • Crazy credits
      The film opens with a shot of a flower blooming, with the title "Poppy" emerging from the flower as it blooms. The flower motif continues through the rest of the opening credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in W.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986)
    • Soundtracks
      Poppy
      (1936) (uncredited)
      Music by Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederck Hollander)
      Lyrics by Sam Coslow
      Played during the opening credits and Sung by an unidentified chorus

    User reviews17

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    8/10

    A remake of "Sally of the Sawdust"

    WC Fields stars as a circus performer whose daughter claims to be heir to a small-town fortune. A sentimental comedy with music and schmaltzy love story (Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell), Field is--as always--watchable and quite good in a fairly straight role. However, character actresses Catherine Doucet and Maude Eburne steal the film as a fake countess and Hudson's benefactress. Fields film regular Bill Wolfe is also fun. This old-timey comedy has a Chaplin-like feel in its blending of humor and pathos. A near-miss for Fields but still worth watching for his good performance and a couple of classic routines.
    • elpep49
    • Jul 10, 2001
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    • Release date
      • June 19, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 南瓜おやじ
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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