They Knew What They Wanted

5.55

96 minutes

10/19/1940

Overview

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 List

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)