They Knew What They Wanted
"I won't Do it! Joe...you and me...we can't. It'd be too awful-on account of Tony. I've got to marry Tony...just as soon as he gets well!"
1940 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Garson Kanin |
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| Writer: | Robert Ardrey |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 19, 1940 |
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| Director: | Garson Kanin |
| Writer: | Robert Ardrey |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | california, san francisco, california, restaurant, ranch, pregnancy |
| Production Companies | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Garson Kanin | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| John Sturges | Editor |
| Van Nest Polglase | Art Direction |
| Vernon L. Walker | Special Effects |
| Robert Ardrey | Screenplay |
| Harry Stradling Sr. | Director of Photography |
| Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Sidney Howard | Theatre Play |
| Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Ruby Rosenberg | Assistant Director |
| Mark-Lee Kirk | Art Direction |
| John L. Cass | Sound Recordist |
| Edward Stevenson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Erich Pommer | Producer |
| Harry E. Edington | Executive Producer |
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