They Knew What They Wanted (1940) |
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| Director(s) | Garson Kanin |
| Producer(s) | Harry E. Edington, Erich Pommer |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Carole Lombard(as Amy Peters)
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
Carole Lombard
(as Amy Peters)
Charles Laughton(as Tony Patucci)
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
Charles Laughton
(as Tony Patucci)
William Gargan(as Joe)
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
William Gargan
(as Joe)
Harry Carey(as The doctor)
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
Harry Carey
(as The doctor)
Frank Fay(as Father McKee)
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
Frank Fay
(as Father McKee)
Karl Malden(as Red)
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
Karl Malden
(as Red)
Victor Kilian(as The photographer)
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
Victor Kilian
(as The photographer)
Marie Blake(as Waitress)
They Knew What They Wanted
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1940
They Knew What They Wanted
Released
1940
Marie Blake
(as Waitress)
They Knew What They Wanted Overview:
They Knew What They Wanted (1940) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Garson Kanin and produced by Harry E. Edington and Erich Pommer.
Academy Awards 1940 --- Ceremony Number 13 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Supporting Actor | William Gargan | Nominated |
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A 'Look' at "They Knew What They Wanted"
"They Knew What They Wanted" was Carole Lombard's second film with Charles Laughton, but it was a far cry from their late 1933 Paramount potboiler "White Woman." This was made for RKO in 1940, an adaptation of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play whose racy subject matter (waitress falls for yardhand whom ... Read full article
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Screen debut of Karl Malden.
Basis for the Broadway musical Most Happy Fella.
In March 1941, RKO was distributing this film on a double bill with Queen of Destiny. (Queen of Destiny was distributed with the alternate title "Queen of Destiny".)
Screen debut of Tom Ewell.
The Broadway production of "They Knew What They Wanted" by Sidney Howard opened on November 24, 1924 at the Garrick Theater, ran for 192 performances and won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1925.