They Knew What They Wanted

5.6
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Run time: 96 min
  • Premiere: 1940. October 19.

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.

Discover

Carole Lombard

Amy Peters

Charles Laughton

Tony Patucci

Harry Carey

The Doctor

Frank Fay

Father McKee

Joseph E. Bernard

The R.F.D.

Janet Fox

Mildred

Lee Tung Foo

Ah Gee, the Cook

Victor Kilian

The Photographer

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)

Art

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Mark-Lee Kirk

Art Direction

Camera

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Edward Stevenson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Crew

Vernon L. Walker

Special Effects

Directing

Garson Kanin

Director

Ruby Rosenberg

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Erich Pommer

Producer

Harry E. Edington

Executive Producer

Sound

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

John L. Cass

Sound Recordist

Alfred Newman

Conductor

Writing

Robert Ardrey

Screenplay

Sidney Howard

Theatre Play

Art

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Mark-Lee Kirk

Art Direction

Camera

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Edward Stevenson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Crew

Vernon L. Walker

Special Effects

Directing

Garson Kanin

Director

Ruby Rosenberg

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

Erich Pommer

Producer

Harry E. Edington

Executive Producer

Sound

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

John L. Cass

Sound Recordist

Alfred Newman

Conductor

Writing

Robert Ardrey

Screenplay

Sidney Howard

Theatre Play