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They Knew What They Wanted
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They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted

1940
Romance, Drama
1h 36m
Tony (Charles Laughton), a successful but illiterate middle-aged grape farmer, sends the photograph of his handsome young foreman, Joe (William Gargan), instead of his own, hoping to woo and marry Amy (Carole Lombard), a waitress in a San Francisco restaurant. Through a series of letters, the two become close and Tony invites his "future wife" to visit.

Directed by:

Garson Kanin

Screenwriter:

Sidney Howard, Robert Ardrey

Starring:

Karl Malden, Charles Laughton, Tom Ewell, Harry Carey, Carole Lombard, William Gargan, Frank Fay, Joseph E. Bernard

Genres:

Romance, Drama

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Italian
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They Knew What They Wanted

1940
Romance, Drama
1h 36m
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Rated 09 Sep 2016
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Here they do the same as in A Lady to Love (1930), the previously filmed version of this postal bride romance. Making the main character an extremely over-the-top ethnic persona. Charles Laughton maybe wanted to mock/pay tribute to Edward G. Robinson's 1930 version of Tony. Either way, it makes it memorable. To take the film down to earth William Gargan receives a Academy nomination for his regular guy performance falling in love with the mail-order bride Carole Lombard.
Rated 09 Sep 2016

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