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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!"
6.0(12)19401h 36m
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.
- Director
- Garson Kanin
- Created by
- Harry E. Edington
- Writers
- Robert Ardrey
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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)
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Crew
Directing
- Garson KaninDirector
- Ruby RosenbergAssistant Director
Writing
- Robert ArdreyScreenplay
- Sidney HowardTheatre Play
Production
- Erich PommerProducer
- Harry E. EdingtonExecutive Producer
Camera
- Harry Stradling Sr.Director of Photography
Editing
- John SturgesEditor
Sound
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- John L. CassSound Recordist
- Alfred NewmanConductor
Art
- Van Nest PolglaseArt Direction
- Darrell SilveraSet Decoration
- Mark-Lee KirkArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Edward StevensonWardrobe Supervisor
- Mel BernsMakeup Artist
Crew
- Vernon L. WalkerSpecial Effects