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They Knew What They Wanted is a 1940 film directed by Garson Kanin, written by Robert Ardrey, and starring Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton and William Gargan. It is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize winning play They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard.
- Sidney Coe Howard
- 1924
They Knew What They Wanted: Directed by Garson Kanin. With Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan, Harry Carey. 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.
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- Drama, Romance
- Garson Kanin
- 1940-10-19
They Knew What They Wanted. Immigrant Tony Patucci (Charles Laughton) may be the successful owner of a vineyard in California, but he's self-conscious about his poor...
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- Garson Kanin
- Drama
They Knew What They Wanted tells the story of Tony, an aging Italian winegrower in Napa Valley, who proposes by letter to Amy, a waitress in San Francisco who served on him once.
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.
The big-hearted Tony forgives Amy and insists that they still be married, but Amy is unable to forgive herself and, repentant, drives off with Father McKee as Tony looks on, hoping that she will return one day.
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Apr 9, 2022 · They Knew What They Wanted is a 1940 film directed by Garson Kanin, written by Robert Ardrey, and starring Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton and William Gargan. It is based on the...
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