They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

"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!"

Drama Romance

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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  • Release Date: 1940-10-19
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Director: Garson Kanin

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Cast

  • 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)

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