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They Knew What They Wanted (1940) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 96 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Garson Kanin
- Starring
- Karl Malden, Harry Carey, Carole Lombard, Frank Fay, Tom Ewell, Charles Laughton
“I won’t do it, Joe…you and me…we can’t. It’d be too awful—on account of Tony. I have to marry Tony…as soon as he gets well!” In the story, a prosperous farmer courting a young woman by correspondence deceives her by sending a photograph of his foreman instead of himself. When she accepts his marriage proposal, the mistaken identity creates a series of comic complications.
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