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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
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Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1934-10-28 · 80 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy

The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without Mr. Wiggs who wandered off long ago an has never been heard from. Do-gooder Miss Lucy brings them a real feast. Her boyfriend Bob arranges to take Wiggs' sick boy to a hospital. Their other boy makes some money peddling kindling and takes the family to a show. Mrs. Wiggs is called to the hopsital just in time to see her boy die. Her neighbor Miss Mazy wants to marry Mr. Stubbins who insists on tasting her cooking. Mrs. Wiggs sneaks her dishes past Stubbins who agrees to marriage. Mr. Wiggs appears suddenly, in tatters, with just the amount of money (twenty dollars) needed to save the family from foreclosure. Miss Lucy and Bob get married.

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Directors
Norman Taurog
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Pauline LordPauline LordMrs. Wiggs
Kent TaylorKent TaylorBob Redding
Zasu PittsZasu PittsMiss Hazy
George P. BreakstonGeorge P. BreakstonJimmy Wiggs
Jimmy ButlerJimmy ButlerBilly Wiggs
Virginia WeidlerVirginia WeidlerEuropena Wiggs
Edith FellowsEdith FellowsAustralia Wiggs
Carmencita JohnsonCarmencita JohnsonAsia Wiggs
Charles MiddletonCharles MiddletonMr. Bagby
Evelyn VenableEvelyn VenableLucy Olcott
W.C. FieldsW.C. FieldsMr. Stubbins
Donald MeekDonald MeekMr. Wiggs
Mildred GoverPriscilla
Jimmy RobinsonMose
Arthur HousmanArthur HousmanDick Harris
Walter WalkerWalter WalkerDr. Barton
Ben HewlettBox Office Man
Lillian ElliottLillian ElliottMrs. Bagby
George H. ReedGeorge H. ReedJulius
George C. PearceGeorge C. PearceMinister

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