Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch

1h 20min

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.

Cast

Pauline Lord

Pauline Lord

Mrs. Wiggs
Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

Bob Redding
Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Miss Hazy
Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

Billy Wiggs
Virginia Weidler

Virginia Weidler

Europena Wiggs
Edith Fellows

Edith Fellows

Australia Wiggs
Evelyn Venable

Evelyn Venable

Lucy Olcott
W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Mr. Stubbins
Donald Meek

Donald Meek

Mr. Wiggs
Mildred Gover

Mildred Gover

Priscilla
Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Dick Harris
Walter Walker

Walter Walker

Dr. Barton
Ben Hewlett

Ben Hewlett

Box Office Man
Lillian Elliott

Lillian Elliott

Mrs. Bagby
Sam Flint

Sam Flint

Jenkins
Dell Henderson

Dell Henderson

House Manager
Al Shaw

Al Shaw

First Comedian
Sam Lee

Sam Lee

Second Comedian
Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan

Town Girl
Earl Pingree

Earl Pingree

Brakeman
George Golden

George Golden

Minor Role

Release date

28th Oct 1934

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English