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
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
Frank Fay
Father McKee
Harry Carey
The Doctor
Joseph E. Bernard
The R.F.D.
Garson Kanin
Director
Janet Fox
Mildred
Robert Ardrey
Writer
Lee Tung Foo
Ah Gee, the Cook
Sidney Howard
Writer
Karl Malden
Red
Erich Pommer
Producer
Alfred Newman
Composer
Victor Kilian
The Photographer
Harry Stradling Sr.
Cinematographer
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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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.