Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942 film)

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1942 American comedy-drama film starring Fay Bainter and directed by Ralph Murphy. It was based on the play by Anne Crawford Flexner that premiered on Broadway in 1904,^[1] which was in turn adapted from the 1901 novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice.

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
Directed by	Ralph Murphy
Written by	Doris Anderson
Based on	Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch by Alice Hegan Rice and play by Anne Crawford Flexner
Produced by	Ralph Murphy Sol C. Siegel
Starring	Fay Bainter Barbara Jo Allen Hugh Herbert
Cinematography	Leo Tover
Edited by	Anne Bauchens
Music by	Victor Young
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 1942 (1942-10)
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Fay Bainter as Mrs. Elvira Wiggs
• Vera Vague as Tabitha Hazy
• Hugh Herbert as Marcus Throckmorton
• Betty Brewer as Asia Wiggs
• Billy Lee as Jimmy Wiggs
• Carolyn Lee as Europena Wiggs
• Carl Switzer as Billy Wiggs
• Mary Thomas as Australia Wiggs
• Janet Beecher as Mrs. Olcott
• Barbara Britton as Lucy Olcott
• Moroni Olsen as Dr. Olcott
• Clem Bevans as Postman
• Ethel Griffies as Mrs. Graham (uncredited)

Other adaptations

The 1942 version is the fourth film adaptation of the novel. The first film version was released in 1914, starring Blanche Chapman. The second version was released in 1919 and stars Marguerite Clark, while the third version was released in 1934 and stars Pauline Lord.^[2]

The book was also adapted into a radio series which aired from 1935 to 1938.^[3]