They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

★ 5.8 1h 36m IMDb
Drama Romance
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While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.

They Knew What They Wanted

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Cast

Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard as Amy Peters Died 1942 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters, October 6, 1908 – January 16, 1942) was an American film actress. She was particularly noted for her energetic, often off...
Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton as Tony Patucci Died 1962 · Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English-American stage and film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. Laughton was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art...
William Gargan
William Gargan as Joe Died 1979 · Brooklyn, New York, USA William Gargan, born William Dennis Gargan July 17, 1905 in Brooklyn, New York, USA and died February 17, 1979 aged 73 on a flight between New York and San Diego. He was an American motion picture, t...
Harry Carey
Harry Carey as The Doctor Died 1947 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA Henry DeWitt Carey II (January 16, 1878 - September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars, usually cast as a Western hero. One of his best known performances is...
Frank Fay
Frank Fay as Father McKee Died 1961 · San Francisco, California, USA Frank Fay (November 17, 1891 – September 25, 1961) was an American film and stage actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the play Harvey by the American p...
Joseph E. Bernard
Joseph E. Bernard as The R.F.D. Died 1958 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Director Garson Kanin
Cast Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan, Harry Carey, Frank Fay, Joseph E. Bernard, Janet Fox, Lee Tung Foo, Karl Malden, Victor Kilian

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