They Knew What They Wanted

"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."

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)

Effie Anderson

as Nurse (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

Marie Blake

as Waitress (uncredited)

Tom Ewell

as New Hired Hand (uncredited)

Antonio Filauri

as Customer (uncredited)

Millicent Green

as Waitress (uncredited)

Bobby Hale

as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Paul Le Pere

as Hired Hand (uncredited)

Grace Lenard

as Waitress (uncredited)

Patricia Oakley

as Waitress (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

as Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

as Proprietor of Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

as Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

Joe Sully

as Father of the Family (uncredited)

Crew

Garson Kanin

Director

Robert Ardrey

Screenplay

Erich Pommer

Producer

Harry Stradling Sr.

Director of Photography

Harry E. Edington

Executive Producer

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

John Sturges

Editor

Van Nest Polglase

Art Direction

Darrell Silvera

Set Decoration

Ruby Rosenberg

Assistant Director

Mark-Lee Kirk

Art Direction

John L. Cass

Sound Recordist

Vernon L. Walker

Special Effects

Alfred Newman

Conductor

Edward Stevenson

Wardrobe Supervisor

Mel Berns

Makeup Artist

Sidney Howard

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