They Knew What They Wanted Cast and Crew

They Knew What They Wanted

Plot: 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.

Release Date: Saturday, October 19 1940
85 years ago

Genres: Drama, Romance

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Cast

Carole Lombard. Carole Lombard was 32 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Amy Peters'.

Birthday: Tue, Oct 06 1908 –
Died: Fri, Jan 16 1942

Charles Laughton. Charles Laughton was 41 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Tony Patucci'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 30 1899 –
Died: Sat, Dec 15 1962

William Gargan. William Gargan was 35 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Joe'.

Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1905 –
Died: Sun, Feb 18 1979

Harry Carey. Harry Carey was 62 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'The Doctor'.

Birthday: Wed, Jan 16 1878 –
Died: Sun, Sep 21 1947

Frank Fay. Frank Fay was 48 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Father McKee'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 15 1891 –
Died: Tue, Sep 26 1961

Joseph E. Bernard. Joseph E. Bernard was 60 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'The R.F.D.'.

Birthday: Mon, May 31 1880 –
Died: Sat, Oct 18 1958

Janet Fox. Janet Fox was 28 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Mildred'.

Birthday: Wed, Jun 12 1912 –
Died: Mon, Apr 22 2002

Lee Tung Foo. Lee Tung Foo was 65 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Ah Gee, the Cook'.

Birthday: Wed, Apr 21 1875 –
Died: Sun, May 01 1966

Karl Malden. Karl Malden was 28 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Red'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 22 1912 –
Died: Wed, Jul 01 2009

Victor Kilian. Victor Kilian was 49 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'The Photographer'.

Birthday: Fri, Mar 06 1891 –
Died: Sun, Mar 11 1979

Demetrius Alexis. Demetrius Alexis was 40 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Restaurant Customer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Dec 01 1899 –
Died: Mon, Mar 12 1973

Ricca Allen. Ricca Allen was 77 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Mrs. Thing (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Tue, Jun 09 1863 –
Died: Tue, Sep 13 1949

Effie Anderson. Effie Anderson was >> in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Nurse (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bobby Barber. Bobby Barber was 45 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Mon, Dec 17 1894 –
Died: Mon, May 24 1976

Marie Blake. Marie Blake was 45 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Waitress (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Aug 21 1895 –
Died: Sat, Jan 14 1978

Tom Ewell. Tom Ewell was 31 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'New Hired Hand (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, Apr 29 1909 –
Died: Mon, Sep 12 1994

Antonio Filauri. Antonio Filauri was 51 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Customer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sat, Mar 09 1889 –
Died: Sat, Jan 18 1964

Millicent Green. Millicent Green was >> in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Waitress (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Bobby Hale. Bobby Hale was 54 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Restaurant Customer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Thu, May 27 1886 –
Died: Tue, Sep 27 1977

Paul Le Pere. Paul Le Pere was >> in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Hired Hand (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Grace Lenard. Grace Lenard was 26 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Waitress (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Wed, Nov 26 1913 –
Died: Tue, Apr 07 1987

Patricia Oakley. Patricia Oakley was >> in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Waitress (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Nestor Paiva. Nestor Paiva was 35 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jun 30 1905 –
Died: Fri, Sep 09 1966

Paul Panzer. Paul Panzer was 67 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Proprietor of Italian Restaurant (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Sun, Nov 03 1872 –
Died: Sat, Aug 16 1958

Stephen Soldi. Stephen Soldi was 41 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Restaurant Customer (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Fri, Jan 20 1899 –
Died: Mon, Nov 04 1974

Joe Sully. Joe Sully was >> in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Father of the Family (uncredited)'.

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Garson Kanin. Garson Kanin was 27 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Director'

Birthday: Sun, Nov 24 1912 –
Died: Sat, Mar 13 1999

Harry Stradling Sr.. Harry Stradling Sr. was 39 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Director of Photography'

Birthday: Sun, Sep 01 1901 –
Died: Sat, Feb 14 1970

Ruby Rosenberg. Ruby Rosenberg was 32 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Assistant Director'

Birthday: Sun, Feb 23 1908 –
Died: Thu, Sep 21 1961

Robert Ardrey. Robert Ardrey was >> in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Screenplay'

Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Erich Pommer. Erich Pommer was 51 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Producer'

Birthday: Sat, Jul 20 1889 –
Died: Sun, May 08 1966

Harry E. Edington. Harry E. Edington was 52 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Executive Producer'

Birthday: Fri, Mar 16 1888 –
Died: Thu, Mar 10 1949

John Sturges. John Sturges was 30 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Editor'

Birthday: Mon, Jan 03 1910 –
Died: Tue, Aug 18 1992

Alfred Newman. Alfred Newman was 39 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Original Music Composer, Conductor'

Birthday: Sun, Mar 17 1901 –
Died: Tue, Feb 17 1970

Darrell Silvera. Darrell Silvera was 39 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Set Decoration'

Birthday: Tue, Dec 18 1900 –
Died: Fri, Jul 22 1983

Sidney Howard. Sidney Howard would have been no older than 48 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Theatre Play'

Birthday: Fri, Jun 26 1891 –
Died: Wed, Aug 23 1939

Edward Stevenson. Edward Stevenson was 34 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Wardrobe Supervisor'

Birthday: Sun, May 13 1906 –
Died: Mon, Dec 02 1968

Mel Berns. Mel Berns was 43 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Makeup Artist'

Birthday: Mon, Sep 27 1897 –
Died: Sat, May 07 1977

Van Nest Polglase. Van Nest Polglase was 42 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Thu, Aug 25 1898 –
Died: Fri, Dec 20 1968

Vernon L. Walker. Vernon L. Walker was 46 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Special Effects'

Birthday: Wed, May 02 1894 –
Died: Sun, Mar 14 1948

Mark-Lee Kirk. Mark-Lee Kirk was 45 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Art Direction'

Birthday: Mon, May 06 1895 –
Died: Wed, Dec 10 1969

John L. Cass. John L. Cass was 38 in They Knew What They Wanted as 'Sound Recordist'

Birthday: Fri, Oct 25 1901 –
Died: Wed, Mar 05 1952