• 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 36m
They Knew What They Wanted

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. View more details

  • 1940
  • Approved
  • 1h 36m

They Knew What They Wanted

Directed : Garson Kanin

Written : Robert Ardrey Sidney Howard

Stars : Carole Lombard Harry Carey Charles Laughton William Gargan

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Genres : Drama Romance

Release date : Oct 18, 1940

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English Italian

Filming locations : Napa Valley, California, USA

Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures

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. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Romance

Release date : Oct 18, 1940

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English Italian

Filming locations : Napa Valley, California, USA

Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures

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Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton, Carole Lombard, and William Gargan in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton, Carole Lombard, and William Gargan in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton, Carole Lombard, and William Gargan in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton, Carole Lombard, and Frank Fay in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton, Carole Lombard, and William Gargan in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard in They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Charles Laughton and Carole Lombard in They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
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