They Knew What They Wanted

Garson Kanin
1940-10-19

"I won't Do it! Joe...you and me...we can't. It'd be too awful-on account of Tony. I've got to marry Tony...just as soon as he gets well!"
5.4
96 min

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

Name Character Team
Carole Lombard Amy Peters Unowned
Charles Laughton Tony Patucci Unowned
William Gargan Joe Unowned
Harry Carey The Doctor Unowned
Frank Fay Father McKee Unowned
Joseph E. Bernard The R.F.D. Unowned
Janet Fox Mildred Unowned
Lee Tung Foo Ah Gee, the Cook Unowned
Karl Malden Red Unowned
Victor Kilian The Photographer Unowned
Demetrius Alexis Restaurant Customer (uncredited) Unowned
Ricca Allen Mrs. Thing (uncredited) Unowned
Effie Anderson Nurse (uncredited) Unowned
Bobby Barber Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited) Unowned
Marie Blake Waitress (uncredited) Unowned
Tom Ewell New Hired Hand (uncredited) Unowned
Antonio Filauri Customer (uncredited) Unowned
Millicent Green Waitress (uncredited) Unowned
Bobby Hale Restaurant Customer (uncredited) Unowned
Paul Le Pere Hired Hand (uncredited) Unowned
Grace Lenard Waitress (uncredited) Unowned
Patricia Oakley Waitress (uncredited) Unowned
Nestor Paiva Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited) Unowned
Paul Panzer Proprietor of Italian Restaurant (uncredited) Unowned
Stephen Soldi Restaurant Customer (uncredited) Unowned
Joe Sully Father of the Family (uncredited) Unowned