Fresh from his Academy Award in 1943 and his Rag Award in 1946, Charles Coburn became the most in-demand lovable character actor of the decade. He headlined cutesy comedies for the next ten years, including the silly fluff piece Peggy. On a personal note, since I've always lovingly referred to Coburn as "Piggy" because of his indelible role in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, I couldn't wait to watch a movie called Peggy starring Piggy.
Piggy stars as a fussy professor who relocates his two daughters, Diana Lynn and Barbara Lawrence, to Pasadena. They're immediately shocked by the different way of life in Southern California, namely the obsession with the Rose Bowl and the Rose Parade. Both daughters are roped into entering the Rose Queen pageant by the domineering neighbor Charlotte Greenwood, and as Charlotte quickly horns in on every aspect of their lives, Piggy becomes quite annoyed. Where's the snag in this cutesy "young people" movie? The contestants in the pageant must be unmarried women, and Diana secretly eloped with her football star boyfriend, Rock Hudson, before they left town. Piggy hates Rock, which is why they had to keep their marriage a secret. But what happens when the young men in town think Diana is single? You'll have to rent Peggy to find out.
I've seen most of Charles Coburn's movies, and this one isn't my favorite. It's just a silly story with many of the obstacles easy to avoid. The best part to me was the footage in the end of the Rose Parade's floats. For more of Piggy, check out How to Murder a Rich Uncle or The Devil and Miss Jones.
Piggy stars as a fussy professor who relocates his two daughters, Diana Lynn and Barbara Lawrence, to Pasadena. They're immediately shocked by the different way of life in Southern California, namely the obsession with the Rose Bowl and the Rose Parade. Both daughters are roped into entering the Rose Queen pageant by the domineering neighbor Charlotte Greenwood, and as Charlotte quickly horns in on every aspect of their lives, Piggy becomes quite annoyed. Where's the snag in this cutesy "young people" movie? The contestants in the pageant must be unmarried women, and Diana secretly eloped with her football star boyfriend, Rock Hudson, before they left town. Piggy hates Rock, which is why they had to keep their marriage a secret. But what happens when the young men in town think Diana is single? You'll have to rent Peggy to find out.
I've seen most of Charles Coburn's movies, and this one isn't my favorite. It's just a silly story with many of the obstacles easy to avoid. The best part to me was the footage in the end of the Rose Parade's floats. For more of Piggy, check out How to Murder a Rich Uncle or The Devil and Miss Jones.