Mrs. wiggs and the cabbage patch

Wiggs sneaks her dishes past Stubbins who agrees to marriage. 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. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia The story originally took place in Louisville, Kentucky. Goofs "The Priscilla Cook Book" by Fannie Farmer seen being used to make a meal, was first published in , fourteen years after the film takes place.

Quotes Mrs. Crazy credits Opening credits are shown on a "sampler" Connections Referenced in Peeks at Hollywood User reviews 13 Review. Top review. A Thanksgiving Story. Elvira Wiggs as portrayed by Pauline Lord in her film debut.

Wiggs and Viva Ogden as Miss Hazy, the role she also played in the film. Paramount would redo the old chestnut story once more in featuring Fay Bainter with Hugh Herbert and Vera Vague in comic support.

What makes this adaptation most noteworthy is the presence of second billed W. Fields as C. Eldsworth Stubbins, whose character isn't seen until 56 minutes into the story, and the third billed ZaSu Pitts as Tabitha Hazy, each offering uplifting moments to an otherwise sentimental drama.

The story unfolds in the town of Masonville, Ohio, at the turn of the century. Bagby Charles Middleton , Elvira supports herself by washing and ironing for others.

Even with the help of business-minded son, Billy, she's unable to come up with the much needed money used in place for extra mouths to feed being their dog, Klondike, and Billy's newly adopted but broken-down horse, Cuby.

Regardless of the circumstances, Mrs. Wiggs continues to have a positive outlook on life as she prepares a good old-fashioned Thanksgiving dinner, even it it's leftover stew. Lucy provides them with a traditional Thanksgiving turkey while Bob arranges for Jimmy to be hospitalized under a doctor's care for his bad cough and burning fever, and arranging for Billy to acquire theater tickets for the family so that they can attend a show at the Opera House.

Wiggs' spirits as she continues to be a good neighbor to Tabitha Hazy ZaSu Pitts , a spinster lady who cannot cook, by secretly providing her a home cooked meal to serve her proposed mail order husband, Mr. Stubbins W. Fields , as well as keeping her family together when the mortgage deadline and having their home foreclosed by Mr. Bagby draws near. While not quite an artistic achievement, MRS. Remembered most as a W. Fields comedy, it's very much a showcase for Pauline Lord, whose name is unknown today.

Virtually a stage actress with this and A FEATHER IN HER HAT Columbia, to her screen credits, her quiet yet compelling performance, whether intentional or not, basically slows down the pace of the story, especially when moments where she's supposed to be angry is lacking when not being a little bit forceful.

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When Mary disappeared Mrs. Wiggs discovered the locket and recognized the portraits of her old master's son and his wife. She tells Bob of this and it confirms his suspicions. Stephen, still cashier at the works, has been leading a double life. Murphy discovers that his books are wrong, tells Stephen that he will examine them that night and put them in the safe. Stephen is terrified, as there are a lot of defalcations.

That night he steals into the works, hides himself in Murphy's office, and when Murphy comes to examine the books stuns him, rifles the safe and sets fire to the place.

Stephen, having seen Bob in town, plans to turn suspicion on him and goes to his hotel, steals into his room and hides some of the papers taken from the safe among his belongings. After Miss Hazy's wedding, Stebbins being drunk, the neighbors carry him to a freight car, thinking that he will be taken away, but before the car starts a porter discovers him and orders him off. He wanders back to town still half intoxicated, and passing the gates of the work he falls through into the yard.

As he is picking himself up Stephen steals out. Stubbing speaks to him about seeing smoke coming from the building, but Stephen assures him that everything is all right and takes him to a saloon. Later when the fire occurs Stubbins accuses Stephen, who again quiets him with drink and money. Bob in disguise follows the proprietor to the gambling den, where he has hidden Mary, and after desperate dangers rescues Mary just as they are about to murder her and takes her back to Mrs.

On the day of the fire Bob and Murphy have a quarrel publicly, and this gives rise to a rumor that the fire and Murphy's death were caused by Bob and he is therefore arrested. The police search his room and find the papers taken from the safe. He is committed for trial. The night before the trial, Stubbins, who has been drunk for a considerable period and has not heard of Bob's arrest, meets Mary and she tells him about it.

He thereupon denounces Stephen and promises to appear as a witness against him the next day. Through his evidence Bob is eventually set free and Stephen takes his place. Bob and Lovey Mary are on their way to Mrs. Wiggs to tell her that they are about to get married, when they meet Wiggs and persuade him to go back to his wife, Lovey Mary, saying that she will adopt little Tommy and Mrs.

Wiggs need know nothing about Cordelia. Wiggs goes with them and is forgiven by his wife. Stubbins, having received an army pension, turns over a new leaf and goes back to Miss Hazy and the tale closes with Bob and Mary. Miss Hazy and Mr.

Stubbins, Mr. Wiggs all happy and receiving the congratulations of the various inhabitants of the cabbage patch. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit. Trivia Belle Bennett 's first feature length movie. Connections Version of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch