They Knew What They Wanted.

Tony Patucci, an ageing illiterate winegrower from the Napa Valley, falls in love with Amy Peters. He persuades his foreman Joe, an incorrigible womanizer, to write her a letter in Tony's name. Amy accepts and goes to Napa to be married, but decides to go through with the marriage. While Tony is in bed after an accident, Amy and Joe have an affair.

Credits

Cast
Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THEY KNEW WHAT THEY WANTED. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., c1940. 90 min., sd. From the play by Sidney Howard. Credits: Producer, Erich Pommer; director, Garson Kanin; screenplay, Robert Ardrey; music, Alfred Newman; editor, John Sturges. © RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.; 25Oct40; LP10045.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q2318140 ↗ — color, country