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The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)

91 min  -  Comedy | Romance  -   2 August 1935 (USA)
6.4
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Charming love story set on the Erie Canal in the mid-19th Century. A farmer works on the canal to earn money to buy a farm... See full summary »

Director:

Victor Fleming

Writers:

Walter D. Edmonds (novel), Marc Connelly (play), and 3 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Janet Gaynor ...
Molly Larkins
Henry Fonda ...
Dan Harrow
Charles Bickford Charles Bickford ...
Jotham Klore
Slim Summerville Slim Summerville ...
Fortune Friendly
Andy Devine ...
Elmer Otway
Roger Imhof Roger Imhof ...
Samson 'Sam' Weaver
Jane Withers ...
Della
Margaret Hamilton ...
Lucy Gurget
Sig Ruman Sig Ruman ...
Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann)
John Qualen John Qualen ...
Sol Tinker
Kitty Kelly Kitty Kelly ...
Ivy
Robert Gleckler Robert Gleckler ...
Fisher - Freight Agent
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Storyline

Charming love story set on the Erie Canal in the mid-19th Century. A farmer works on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. He meets a cook on a canal boat, but she can't even consider leaving the exciting life on the canal for a banal one on a farm... Written by Ed Lorusso <elorusso@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Canal | Farm | Boat | Cook | Erie Canal  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

A Noiva do Camponês See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Henry Fonda and Charles Bickford appear together in this, Fonda's first film. They would not appear together again until A Big Hand for the Little Lady which turned out to be Bickford's last film. See more »

Goofs

Anachronisms: The map shown at the beginning of the movie contains several errors for the 1850s, including showing West Virginia as a separate state. See more »

Connections

Featured in Henry Fonda: The Man and His Movies (1982) See more »