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They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

Directed by Garson Kanin · 96 min · Drama, Romance

8.4 TOPICAL score · #5,780 of 6,776 films

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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.

They Knew What They Wanted (1940, directed by Garson Kanin) has a TOPICAL score of 8.4 - ranked 5,780 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Audiences: TMDB 6/10 (12 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 9 languages.

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Audience-
Awards56
Historical impact8
Lasting engagement9
Cast31
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Carole Lombard (actor #680), Charles Laughton (actor #394), William Gargan (actor #1,817), Harry Carey

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