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Dominican Rep. They Knew What They Wanted
- Original title
- They Knew What They Wanted
- Year
- 1940
- Running time
- 96 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Robert Ardrey. Play: Sidney Howard
- Cast
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Carole Lombard
Charles Laughton
William Gargan
Harry Carey
Frank Fay
Joseph E. Bernard
Karl Malden- See all credits
- Music
- Cinematography
Harry Stradling Sr. (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama. Romance
- Synopsis
- 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. Through a series of letters, the two become close and Tony invites his "future wife" to visit. When the beautiful, young Amy arrives at Tony's Napa, California ranch she falls for the wrong man thinking that Joe is the wealthy Tony. When Tony tries to win her over in broken English, she is at first furious and then charmed. But Tony breaks his legs while showing off to impress Amy, and -- left alone to care for a cripple -- she reluctantly succumbs to Joe's charms and becomes pregnant. Although Tony discovers that he has been cuckolded and that Joe has run off, his anger turns to genuine love and he offers to take Amy back unconditionally for the sake of the child and his own true feelings for Amy.
- Awards
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1940: Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (William Gargan)
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