Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
1h 20m
Running Time
October 28, 1934Release Date
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
1h 20m
Running Time
October 28, 1934Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Kent Taylor
Bob Redding
Pauline Lord
Mrs. Wiggs
W.C. Fields
Mr. Stubbins
George P. Breakston
Jimmy Wiggs
Zasu Pitts
Miss Hazy
Evelyn Venable
Lucy Olcott
Jimmy Butler
Billy Wiggs
Virginia Weidler
Europena Wiggs
Norman Taurog
Director
Edith Fellows
Australia Wiggs
William Slavens McNutt
Writer
Carmencita Johnson
Asia Wiggs
Jane Storm
Writer
Charles Middleton
Mr. Bagby
Alice Hegan Rice
Writer
Anne Crawford Flexner
Writer
Douglas MacLean
Producer
Donald Meek
Mr. Wiggs
Mildred Gover
Priscilla
Jimmy Robinson
Mose
Arthur Housman
Dick Harris
Walter Walker
Dr. Barton
Ben Hewlett
Box Office Man
Lillian Elliott
Mrs. Bagby
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 28, 1934
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsLos Angeles, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1934 American comedy-drama film, directed by Norman Taurog, and is based on the 1904 Broadway play by Anne Crawford Flexner, which itself is taken from the novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice. The film stars Broadway stage actress Pauline Lord, and is one of only two films she appeared in. ZaSu Pitts and W. C. Fields appear in supporting roles.
The 1934 version is the third film adaptation of the novel and play. The first film version was released in 1914, starring Blanche Chapman. The second version was released in 1919 and stars Mary Carr, while the fourth version was released in 1942 and stars Fay Bainter. The book was also adapted into a radio series which aired from 1935 to 1938.