Poppy

Jun 17, 1936

1h 15m

★ 6.8

"Ladies and gentlemen...my daughter, Mademoiselle Poppy, will warble for you whilst I astonish you with feats of legerdemain!"

Overview

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.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Eustace McGargle

W.C. Fields

Poppy

Rochelle Hudson

Billy Farnsworth

Richard Cromwell

Maggi Tubbs DePuizzi

Catherine Doucet

Attorney Whiffen

Lynne Overman

Mayor Farnsworth

Granville Bates

Sarah Tucker

Maude Eburne

Egmont

Bill Wolfe

Constable Bowman

Adrian Morris

Frances Parker

Rosalind Keith

Carnival Manager

Ralph Remley

Hot Dog Stand Proprietor (uncredited)

Tom Kennedy

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