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They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

Drama, Romantic | United States

Director: Garson Kanin

BBC2 | Saturday, 29 October 2016 | 06:35

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Rating: 6.5/10

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SYNOPSIS

A vineyard owner exchanges letters with a waitress, but sends her a photograph of his handsome foreman. When they finally meet, she agrees to marry him despite his dishonesty. However, following a disastrous accident, she becomes tempted by the prospect of an affair with the man whose picture she received. Drama, starring Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton and William Gargan. Part of the Charles Laughton season.

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Writer: Robert Ardrey, Sidney Howard

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