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They Knew What They Wanted

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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.

Status: Released

Released Date: 1940-10-19

Runtime: 96 mins

Director: Garson Kanin

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: They Knew What They Wanted

Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

Cast

Carole Lombard

Charles Laughton

William Gargan

Harry Carey

Frank Fay

Joseph E. Bernard

Janet Fox

Lee Tung Foo

Karl Malden

Victor Kilian

Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Demetrius Alexis

Mrs. Thing (uncredited)

Ricca Allen

Nurse (uncredited)

Effie Anderson

Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

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