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    They Knew What They Wanted

    96'

    1940-10-19

    6

    "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

    Overview:

    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.

    DirectingGarson KaninWritingRobert Ardrey

    Cast

    2

    Amy Peters

    Carole Lombard

    2

    Tony Patucci

    Charles Laughton

    1

    Joe

    William Gargan

    1

    The Doctor

    Harry Carey

    1

    Father McKee

    Frank Fay

    1

    The R.F.D.

    Joseph E. Bernard

    1

    Mildred

    Janet Fox

    1

    Ah Gee, the Cook

    Lee Tung Foo

    2

    Red

    Karl Malden

    2

    The Photographer

    Victor Kilian

    1

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

    Demetrius Alexis

    1

    Mrs. Thing (uncredited)

    Ricca Allen

    1

    Nurse (uncredited)

    Effie Anderson

    1

    Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

    Bobby Barber

    1

    Waitress (uncredited)

    Marie Blake

    1

    New Hired Hand (uncredited)

    Tom Ewell

    1

    Customer (uncredited)

    Antonio Filauri

    1

    Waitress (uncredited)

    Millicent Green

    1

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

    Bobby Hale

    1

    Hired Hand (uncredited)

    Paul Le Pere

    1

    Waitress (uncredited)

    Grace Lenard

    1

    Waitress (uncredited)

    Patricia Oakley

    1

    Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

    Nestor Paiva

    1

    Proprietor of Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

    Paul Panzer

    1

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

    Stephen Soldi

    1

    Father of the Family (uncredited)

    Joe Sully

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    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. RKO Radio Pictures
    • Vote Count: 12
    • Popularity: 0.9862
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:They Knew What They Wanted

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