They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
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.
- Released
- 1940-10-19
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Garson Kanin, Robert Ardrey
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 from 12 votes
Cast
- 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)