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!"

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1940-10-19
  • User Rating: 5.4/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Garson Kanin
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Summary

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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  • Carole Lombard

    as Amy Peters

  • Charles Laughton

    as Tony Patucci

  • William Gargan

    as Joe

  • Harry Carey

    as The Doctor

  • Frank Fay

    as Father McKee

  • Joseph E. Bernard

    as The R.F.D.

  • Janet Fox

    as Mildred

  • Lee Tung Foo

    as Ah Gee, the Cook

  • Karl Malden

    as Red

  • Victor Kilian

    as The Photographer

  • Demetrius Alexis

    as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  • Ricca Allen

    as Mrs. Thing (uncredited)

  • Effie Anderson

    as Nurse (uncredited)

  • Bobby Barber

    as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

  • Marie Blake

    as Waitress (uncredited)

  • Tom Ewell

    as New Hired Hand (uncredited)

  • Antonio Filauri

    as Customer (uncredited)

  • Millicent Green

    as Waitress (uncredited)

  • Bobby Hale

    as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  • Paul Le Pere

    as Hired Hand (uncredited)

  • Grace Lenard

    as Waitress (uncredited)

  • Patricia Oakley

    as Waitress (uncredited)

  • Nestor Paiva

    as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

  • Paul Panzer

    as Proprietor of Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

  • Stephen Soldi

    as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  • Joe Sully

    as Father of the Family (uncredited)
Directing Garson Kanin Director
Writing Robert Ardrey Screenplay
Production Erich Pommer Producer
Camera Harry Stradling Sr. Director of Photography
Production Harry E. Edington Executive Producer
Sound Alfred Newman Original Music Composer
Editing John Sturges Editor
Art Van Nest Polglase Art Direction
Art Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
Directing Ruby Rosenberg Assistant Director
Art Mark-Lee Kirk Art Direction
Sound John L. Cass Sound Recordist
Crew Vernon L. Walker Special Effects
Sound Alfred Newman Conductor
Costume & Make-Up Edward Stevenson Wardrobe Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Mel Berns Makeup Artist
Writing Sidney Howard Theatre Play

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