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They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
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19 October 1940 (USA) moreTagline:
You have seen great motion pictures! We believe you have not seen a greater motion picture than this!Plot:
Tony (Charles Laughton), a successful but illiterate middle-aged grape farmer, sends the photograph of his handsome young foreman... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Acting Legend Karl Malden Dead At 97 (From WENN. 1 July 2009, 1:56 PM, PDT)
Veteran Actor Karl Malden Dead at 97
(From ReelzChannel. 1 July 2009, 9:30 AM, PDT)
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Charles not in charge more (4 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Carole Lombard | ... | Amy Peters |
 | Charles Laughton | ... | Tony Patucci |
 | William Gargan | ... | Joe |
| Harry Carey | ... | The doctor |
| Frank Fay | ... | Father McKee |
| Joseph E. Bernard | ... | The R.F.D. (as Joe Bernard) |
| Janet Fox | ... | Mildred |
| Lee Tung Foo | ... | Ah Gee, the Cook (as Lee Tung-Foo) |
 | Karl Malden | ... | Red |
| Victor Kilian | ... | The photographer |
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Charles Laughton goes sort of over the top in this little movie. The plot is reminiscent of "Postman Always Rings Twice", i.e. sweet lil' immigrant meets girl & loses girl to employee, but without James M Cain's violence. Laughton's Tony really is a most happy fella, & Lombard is as usual, steamy. Totally by chance, I happened to do a double bill of this and the 1935 Mutiny On The Bounty. I should have added Ruggles Of Red Gap, Hunchback, Hobson's Choice, and Witness For The Prosecution for a total Laughton immersion. This was filmed on location in an incredibly rural Napa Valley, and if you're familiar with Napa Valley, you may recognize what is now the Calistoga Inn/Napa Valley Brewing as Tony's local cantina/bar. I'd like to see a cleaned up version of this, as the print I saw was verrry dark. Good little movie.