Poppy (1936)
"Ladies and gentlemen...my daughter, Mademoiselle Poppy, will warble for you whilst I astonish you with feats of legerdemain!"
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.
- Date of release
- 1936-06-17
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (6)
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- A. Edward Sutherland
Casting
- W.C. Fields — Eustace McGargle
- Rochelle Hudson — Poppy
- Richard Cromwell — Billy Farnsworth
- Catherine Doucet — Maggi Tubbs DePuizzi
- Lynne Overman — Attorney Whiffen
- Granville Bates — Mayor Farnsworth
- Maude Eburne — Sarah Tucker
- Bill Wolfe — Egmont
- Adrian Morris — Constable Bowman
- Rosalind Keith — Frances Parker
- Ralph Remley — Carnival Manager
- Tom Kennedy — Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Poppy is a 1936 comedy film starring W. C. Fields and Rochelle Hudson. The film was based on a 1923 stage revue of the same name starring Fields and Madge Kennedy. This was the second film version of the revue featuring Fields, following Sally of the Sawdust in 1925 with Carol Dempster in the title role.
Production
Fields was suffering the effects of his heavy drinking and he injured his back during the making of the film. As a result, his performance may have suffered. Fields was ill during the production, and a fairly obvious double was used in several scenes requiring physical exertion.
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