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.
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| W.C. Fields | ... |
Professor Eustace P. McGargle
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| Rochelle Hudson | ... |
Poppy
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| Richard Cromwell | ... |
Billy Farnsworth
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| Catherine Doucet | ... |
Countess Maggi Tubbs DePuizzi
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| Lynne Overman | ... |
Attorney Eddie G. Whiffen
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| Granville Bates | ... |
Mayor Farnsworth
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| Maude Eburne | ... |
Sarah Tucker
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Bill Wolfe | ... |
Egmont
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Adrian Morris | ... |
Constable Bowman
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| Rosalind Keith | ... |
Frances Parker
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Ralph Remley | ... |
Carnival Manager
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John Lucky Ball | ... |
Carnival sword swallower (uncredited)
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| Benny Bartlett | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Jack Baxley | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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| Irene Bennett | ... |
Young woman (uncredited)
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Jerry Bergen | ... |
Gardener (uncredited)
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| Wade Boteler | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| Grace Goodall | ... |
BIT part (uncredited)
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| Dell Henderson | ... |
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Helen Holmes | ... |
Dowager (uncredited)
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| Tom Kennedy | ... |
Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)
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Cyril King | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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| Charles McMurphy | ... |
Constable (uncredited)
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Ada Mae Moore | ... |
bit Part (uncredited)
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| Dewey Robinson | ... |
Calliope Driver (uncredited)
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Dick Rush | ... |
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
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Gail Sheridan | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Doc Stone | ... |
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
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| Frank Sully | ... |
BIT part (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Sutton | ... |
BIT part (uncredited)
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Harry Wagner | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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| Malcolm Waite | ... |
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
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| Eddy Waller | ... |
BIT part (uncredited)
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| Tammany Young | ... |
Joe (uncredited)
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Directed by
| A. Edward Sutherland | ||
Written by
| Waldemar Young | ... | (screen play) and |
| Virginia Van Upp | ... | (screen play) |
| Dorothy Donnelly | ... | (based on a play by) |
| Jack Cunningham | ... | (contributor to dialogue) (uncredited) |
| Bobby Vernon | ... | (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Paul Jones | ... | associate producer (as Paul M. Jones) |
| William LeBaron | ... | producer |
Music by
| Friedrich Hollaender | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| William C. Mellor | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Stuart Heisler | ... | (edited by) |
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ||
| Bernard Herzbrun | ||
Set Decoration by
| A.E. Freudeman | ... | (interior decorations) |
Costume Design by
| Edith Head | ||
Production Management
| Paul Jones | ... | unit manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Richard Harlan | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| John Cope | ... | sound recordist |
| Earl S. Hayman | ... | sound recordist (as Earl Hayman) |
Stunts
| John Sinclair | ... | stunt double: W.C. Fields (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Sam Coslow | ... | music and lyrics by |
| Friedrich Hollaender | ... | music and lyrics by (as Frederick Hollander) |
| Boris Morros | ... | musical director |
| Ralph Rainger | ... | music and lyrics by |
| Leo Robin | ... | music and lyrics by |
| Gerard Carbonara | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| John Leipold | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Victor Young | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1936) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1936) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1936) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1936) (Norway) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1969) (Finland) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- VL-Media (2012) (Finland) (DVD)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Poppy, daughter of carnival medicine salesman Professor McGargle, falls in love with the Mayor's son. Countess Maggie Tubbs DePuizzi is claimant to the Putnam estates, but McGargle and lawyer Wiffen plot to make Poppy claim the fortune. Wiffen and the Countess double-cross the Professor, but kindly Sarah Tucker notices a resemble between Poppy and the deceased Mrs. Putnam. It turns out that McGargle adopted the girl, she is the rightful heir, the purported Countess is only a showgirl, and every one has a happy ending.
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| Taglines | "Ladies and gentlemen...my daughter, Mademoiselle Poppy, will warble for you whilst I astonish you with feats of legerdemain!" (Print Ad-Coquille Valley Sentinel, ((Coquille, Ore.)) 28 August 1936) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| 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?!" See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in W.C. Fields: Straight Up (1986). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Poppy See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |