They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
1h 36m
Running Time
October 19, 1940Release Date
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
1h 36m
Running Time
October 19, 1940Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Carole Lombard
Amy Peters
Charles Laughton
Tony Patucci
William Gargan
Joe
Harry Carey
The Doctor
Frank Fay
Father McKee
Joseph E. Bernard
The R.F.D.
Janet Fox
Mildred
Lee Tung Foo
Ah Gee, the Cook
Karl Malden
Red
Victor Kilian
The Photographer
Demetrius Alexis
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Ricca Allen
Mrs. Thing (uncredited)
Effie Anderson
Nurse (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
Marie Blake
Waitress (uncredited)
Tom Ewell
New Hired Hand (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri
Customer (uncredited)
Millicent Green
Waitress (uncredited)
Bobby Hale
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Paul Le Pere
Hired Hand (uncredited)
Grace Lenard
Waitress (uncredited)
Patricia Oakley
Waitress (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva
Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Proprietor of Italian Restaurant (uncredited)
Stephen Soldi
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Joe Sully
Father of the Family (uncredited)
Garson Kanin
Director
Robert Ardrey
Screenplay
Erich Pommer
Producer
Harry Stradling Sr.
Director of Photography
Harry E. Edington
Executive Producer
Alfred Newman
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 19, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 36m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
california
san francisco
restaurant
ranch
pregnancy
Wiki.
They Knew What They Wanted is a 1940 film directed by Garson Kanin, written by Robert Ardrey, and starring Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton and William Gargan. It is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize winning play They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard. For his performance Gargan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Karl Malden made his film debut.
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