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Comedy

Peggy

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Professor Brookfield along with daughters Peggy and Susan move to small town Pasadena, California. Their new neighbor Mrs. Fielding helps them move in, and urges the girls to participate in the annual Rose Bowl beauty pageant. Meanwhile Mrs. Fielding's son Tom makes eyes at Peggy but she's smitten with a famous football star so she tries to redirect his interest to Susan.

Release Date : 1950-07-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal International Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Diana Lynn

Character Name : Peggy Brookfield

Original Name : Diana Lynn

Gender : Female

Charles Coburn

Character Name : Professor Brookfield

Original Name : Charles Coburn

Gender : Male

Charlotte Greenwood

Character Name : Mrs. Emilia Fielding

Original Name : Charlotte Greenwood

Gender : Female

Barbara Lawrence

Character Name : Susan Brookfield

Original Name : Barbara Lawrence

Gender : Female

Charles Drake

Character Name : Tom Fielding

Original Name : Charles Drake

Gender : Male

Rock Hudson

Character Name : Johnny "Scat" Mitchell

Original Name : Rock Hudson

Gender : Male

Connie Gilchrist

Character Name : Miss Zim, the Nurse

Original Name : Connie Gilchrist

Gender : Female

Griff Barnett

Character Name : Dr. Philip Wilcox

Original Name : Griff Barnett

Gender : Male

James Todd

Character Name : Mr. Gardiner

Original Name : James Todd

Gender : Male

Jerome Cowan

Character Name : Fred Collins

Original Name : Jerome Cowan

Gender : Male

Charles Trowbridge

Character Name : Dean William Stockwell

Original Name : Charles Trowbridge

Gender : Male

Ellen Corby

Character Name : Mrs. Privet, the Librarian

Original Name : Ellen Corby

Gender : Female

Donna Martell

Character Name : Contestant

Original Name : Donna Martell

Gender : Female

James Best

Character Name : Frank Addison

Original Name : James Best

Gender : Male

Lucille Barkley

Character Name : Contestant

Original Name : Lucille Barkley

Gender : Female

Peter Brocco

Character Name : Bob Winters

Original Name : Peter Brocco

Gender : Male

Anne P. Kramer

Character Name : Pretty Girl

Original Name : Anne P. Kramer

Gender : Female

Robert Anderson

Character Name : Man with Van

Original Name : Robert Anderson

Gender : Male

Marjorie Bennett

Character Name : Flossie the Maid

Original Name : Marjorie Bennett

Gender : Female

Edward Biby

Character Name : Parade Spectator

Original Name : Edward Biby

Gender : Male

Ivan Browning

Character Name : Porter

Original Name : Ivan Browning

Gender : Male

Larry Carr

Character Name : Football Player

Original Name : Larry Carr

Gender : Male

Bill Cassady

Character Name : Football Player in Dorm

Original Name : Bill Cassady

Gender : Male

Wheaton Chambers

Character Name : Gateman

Original Name : Wheaton Chambers

Gender : Male

Michael Cisney

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Michael Cisney

Gender : Male

Jim Congdon

Character Name : Football Player on Train

Original Name : Jim Congdon

Gender : Male

Charles J. Conrad

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Charles J. Conrad

Gender : Male

James Davies

Character Name : Porter

Original Name : James Davies

Gender : Male

Harold DeGarro

Character Name : Stilt Walker

Original Name : Harold DeGarro

Gender : Male

Bob DeLauer

Character Name : Football Player

Original Name : Bob DeLauer

Gender : Male

Paul Devry

Character Name : Football Player

Original Name : Paul Devry

Gender : Male

Dudley Dickerson

Character Name : Redcap

Original Name : Dudley Dickerson

Gender : Male

Bess Flowers

Character Name : Tournament of Roses Spectator

Original Name : Bess Flowers

Gender : Female

Jack Gargan

Character Name : Chauffeur

Original Name : Jack Gargan

Gender : Male

Tim Graham

Character Name : Dr. Stoddard

Original Name : Tim Graham

Gender : Male

Jim Hayes

Character Name : Football Player in Dorm

Original Name : Jim Hayes

Gender : Male

George Hoagland

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : George Hoagland

Gender : Male

David S. Horsley

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : David S. Horsley

Gender : Male

Art Howard

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Art Howard

Gender : Male

Sonny Howe

Character Name : Football Player

Original Name : Sonny Howe

Gender : Male

Bill Kennedy

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Bill Kennedy

Gender : Male

Donald Kerr

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Donald Kerr

Gender : Male

Jim Leighton

Character Name : Harvey

Original Name : Jim Leighton

Gender : Male

Sidney Marion

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Sidney Marion

Gender : Male

Mickey McCardle

Character Name : Football Player

Original Name : Mickey McCardle

Gender : Male

Roger McGee

Character Name : Football Player

Original Name : Roger McGee

Gender : Male

John McKee

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : John McKee

Gender : Male

David McMahon

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : David McMahon

Gender : Male

Ralph Montgomery

Character Name : Milkman

Original Name : Ralph Montgomery

Gender : Male

Bob Porter

Character Name : Football Player

Original Name : Bob Porter

Gender : Male

Paul Power

Character Name : Judge

Original Name : Paul Power

Gender : Male

Joe Recht

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Joe Recht

Gender : Male

Felice Richmond

Character Name : Woman

Original Name : Felice Richmond

Gender : Female

Felippa Rock

Character Name : Timmy's Mother

Original Name : Felippa Rock

Gender : Female

Michael Ross

Character Name : Man with Van

Original Name : Michael Ross

Gender : Male

Carl Sklover

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Carl Sklover

Gender : Male

Olan Soule

Character Name : Simmons

Original Name : Olan Soule

Gender : Male

James Stark

Character Name : Attendant

Original Name : James Stark

Gender : Male

Floyd Taylor

Character Name : Newsboy

Original Name : Floyd Taylor

Gender : Male

John Wald

Character Name : Announcer

Original Name : John Wald

Gender : Male

Bill Walker

Character Name : Porter

Original Name : Bill Walker

Gender : Male

Smoki Whitfield

Character Name : Redcap

Original Name : Smoki Whitfield

Gender : Male

Jack Kelly

Character Name : Lex - O.S.U. Player

Original Name : Jack Kelly

Gender : Male

David Stollery

Character Name : Little Boy in Library

Original Name : David Stollery

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-27

Perhaps it's a testament to her acting skills, but I found the performance of Charlotte Greenwood as the interfering neighbour "Mrs. Fielding" extremely annoying! She imposes herself on the newly arrived folks next door - the "Brookfield" family consisting a bookish professor (Charles Coburn) and his two daughters "Peggy" (Diana Lynn) and "Susan" (Barbara Lawrence). Thing start to get complicated when this bossiest of women insists on enrolling the girls in a local beauty contest and even more so when her son "Tom" takes a shine to our eponymous girl unawares that she's already got eyes for the all-American boy "Scat" (Rock Hudson). Looks like "Tom" (Charles Drake) might have to shift allegiance to the other sister? I like Coburn, he had a gift as a curmudgeonly comedy actor, but here his character is just overpowered by Greenwood's and I found him rather underused. The last fifteen minutes are quite fun, though, as the hapless father finds himself unsure as to which, if any, of his daughters is married - and to whom, as well as discovering that the future of his long-term research project is now in the hands of his neighbourly nemesis. It doesn't hang about, and takes quite an interesting swipe at the whole pageant mentality that must have been pretty popular in 1950. I am not sure I'd ever watch it again, but it passes the time ok.