The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953 film)
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Director Henry Levin Duration Language English | 5.2/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Musical, Romance Cinematography Arthur E. Arling Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date July 1953 (1953-07) Based on The Farmer Takes a Wife1934 play by Frank B. ElserRome Haul1929 novelby Walter D. Edmonds Writer Walter Bullock (screenplay), Sally Benson (screenplay), Joseph Fields (screenplay), Frank B. Elser (play), Marc Connelly (play), Walter D. Edmonds (novel) Directors Henry Levin, Victor Fleming Cast (Molly Larkins), (Dan Harrow), (Lucy Cashdollar), (Jotham Klore), Eddie Foy Jr. (Fortune Friendly), Charlotte Austin (Pearl Dowd)Similar movies Thelma Ritter appears in The Farmer Takes a Wife and Daddy Long Legs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The farmer takes a wife dance segment
The Farmer Takes a Wife is a 1953 Technicolor musical comedy film starring Betty Grable. The picture is a remake of the 1935 film of the same name which starred Janet Gaynor and Henry Fonda. Grable and Dale Robertson first appeared together in the movie Call Me Mister (1951).
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- The farmer takes a wife dance segment
- The farmer takes a wife
- Plot summary
- Cast
- Radio adaptation
- References
The farmer takes a wife
Plot summary
During the 19th century, where Molly Larkin (Betty Grable), the girlfriend of rough-and-tumble canal-boat captain Jotham Klore (John Carroll) she hires mild-mannered farmer Daniel Harrow (Dale Robertson) to work on the boat. Molly and Dan fall in love and marry.
Cast
Radio adaptation
The Farmer Takes a Wife was presented on Best Plays June 28, 1953. The one-hour adaptation starred John Forsythe and Joan Lorring.
References
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The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953 film) IMDbThe Farmer Takes a Wife (1953 film) themoviedb.org