They Knew What They Wanted 83 years old

"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!"

They Knew What They Wanted

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.

Credits

They Knew What They Wanted Cast

Name Character
Charles Laughton He was 41, 63 years old when he died as Tony Patucci
Karl Malden He was 28, 97 years old when he died as Red
Bobby Barber He was 45, 81 years old when he died as Tony's Pal at Table
William Gargan He was 35, 73 years old when he died as Joe
Joseph E. Bernard He was 60, 78 years old when he died as The R.F.D.
Frank Fay He was 48, 69 years old when he died as Father McKee
Nestor Paiva He was 35, 61 years old when he died as Tony's Pal at Table
Tom Ewell He was 31, 85 years old when he died as New Hired Hand
Victor Kilian He was 49, 88 years old when he died as The photographer
Harry Carey He was 62, 69 years old when he died as The Doctor
Paul Panzer He was 67, 85 years old when he died as Proprietor of Italian Restaurant
Lee Tung Foo He was 65, 91 years old when he died as Ah Gee, the Cook
Antonio Filauri He was 51, 74 years old when he died as Customer
Carole Lombard She was 32, 33 years old when she died as Amy Peters
Marie Blake She was 45, 82 years old when she died as Waitress
Grace Lenard She was 26, 73 years old when she died as Waitress

They Knew What They Wanted Crew

Name Department
Erich Pommer as Producer. He was 51 (76) years old when He died Production
Mel Berns as Makeup Artist. He was 43 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Harry Stradling Sr. as Director of Photography. He was 39 (68) years old when He died Camera
Sidney Howard as Original Story. He was 49 (48) years old when He died Writing
Robert Ardrey as Screenplay. He was 32 (71) years old when He died Writing
Garson Kanin as Director. He was 27 (86) years old when He died Directing
They Knew What They Wanted poster
They Knew What They Wanted (83 years)

"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!"

  • Release day: Saturday, October 19, 1940
  • Runtime: 96 minutes