The Farmer's Daughter
She Made Broadyway Boys Into Handy-Men!
1940 | 61m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | James P. Hogan |
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| Writer: | Delmer Daves, Lewis R. Foster |
| Staring: |
| Broadway producer Nicksie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor for their next show who insists that they cast his ex-girlfriend, Clarice Sheldon, in the lead role and rehearse out of town. The crew set up on a family farm, and all is well until the leading man falls for the farmer's daughter, Patience Bingham. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 29, 1940 |
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| Director: | James P. Hogan |
| Writer: | Delmer Daves, Lewis R. Foster |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | show business, jinx, backstage, slapstick comedy, theatrical producer, leading man, farmer, rabbit's foot, understudy, farmer's daughter, farmer family, straw hat circuit, silly, temperamental actress |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Martha Raye | Patience Bingham |
| Charles Ruggles | Nicksie North |
| Richard Denning | Dennis Crane |
| Gertrude Michael | Clarice Sheldon |
| William Frawley | Scoop Trimble |
| Inez Courtney | Emily French |
| William Demarest | Victor Walsh |
| Jack Norton | Shimmy Conway |
| William Duncan | Tom Bingham |
| Ann Shoemaker | Mrs. Bingham |
| Benny Baker | Monk Gordon |
| Tom Dugan | Forbes |
| Lorraine Krueger | Valerie |
| Sheila Ryan | Dorina (as Betty McLaughlin) |
| Anne Harrison | Rosalie |
| Sam Ash | Slicker (uncredited) |
| Wilson Benge | Florist (uncredited) |
| Bill Boggess | Critic (uncredited) |
| Eddie Borden | Jason, the Milk Man (uncredited) |
| Nick Copeland | Furniture Mover (uncredited) |
| Bert Hanlon | Davenport (uncredited) |
| John Hartley | Barney Bingham (uncredited) |
| Grace Hayle | Torsovitch (uncredited) |
| Darryl Hickman | Billy Bingham (uncredited) |
| G.P. Huntley | Robert Decker (uncredited) |
| Si Jenks | Farmer (uncredited) |
| Harry Lee | Show Performer (uncredited) |
| Etta McDaniel | Anna (uncredited) |
| George McKay | Process Server (uncredited) |
| Wanda McKay | Cashier (uncredited) |
| John 'Skins' Miller | Carpenter (uncredited) |
| Nick Moro | Sound Effects Man (uncredited) |
| Suzanne Ridgway | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Wilfred Roberts | Critic (uncredited) |
| Paul Stanton | Schuyler (uncredited) |
| Jane Webb | Cashier (uncredited) |
| Pat West | Chuck Stevens (uncredited) |
| Janet Waldo | Switchboard Operator (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Archie Marshek | Editor |
| Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Roland Asher | Assistant Director |
| James P. Hogan | Director |
| Delmer Daves | Story |
| Lewis R. Foster | Screenplay |
| Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Harold Lewis | Sound Recordist |
| Don Johnson | Sound Recordist |
| A. E. Freudeman | Set Decoration |
| Friedrich Hollaender | Songs |
| Frank Loesser | Songs |
| David Rose | Songs |
| Leo Shuken | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| William C. Thomas | Associate Producer |
| William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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