They Knew What They Wanted main poster

They Knew What They Wanted

1940-10-19

Cast26

  • Carole Lombard

    Carole Lombard

    Amy Peters

  • Charles Laughton

    Charles Laughton

    Tony Patucci

  • William Gargan

    William Gargan

    Joe

  • Harry Carey

    Harry Carey

    The Doctor

  • Frank Fay

    Frank Fay

    Father McKee

  • Joseph E. Bernard

    Joseph E. Bernard

    The R.F.D.

  • Janet Fox

    Janet Fox

    Mildred

  • Lee Tung Foo

    Lee Tung Foo

    Ah Gee, the Cook

  • Karl Malden

    Karl Malden

    Red

  • Victor Kilian

    Victor Kilian

    The Photographer

  • Demetrius Alexis

    Demetrius Alexis

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  • Ricca Allen

    Ricca Allen

    Mrs. Thing (uncredited)

  • Effie Anderson

    Effie Anderson

    Nurse (uncredited)

  • Bobby Barber

    Bobby Barber

    Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

  • Marie Blake

    Marie Blake

    Waitress (uncredited)

  • Tom Ewell

    Tom Ewell

    New Hired Hand (uncredited)

  • Antonio Filauri

    Antonio Filauri

    Customer (uncredited)

  • Millicent Green

    Millicent Green

    Waitress (uncredited)

  • Bobby Hale

    Bobby Hale

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  • Paul Le Pere

    Paul Le Pere

    Hired Hand (uncredited)

  • Grace Lenard

    Grace Lenard

    Waitress (uncredited)

  • Patricia Oakley

    Patricia Oakley

    Waitress (uncredited)

  • Nestor Paiva

    Nestor Paiva

    Tony's Pal at Table (uncredited)

  • Paul Panzer

    Paul Panzer

    Proprietor of Italian Restaurant (uncredited)

  • Stephen Soldi

    Stephen Soldi

    Restaurant Customer (uncredited)

  • Joe Sully

    Joe Sully

    Father of the Family (uncredited)

Art3

  • Darrell Silvera

    Darrell Silvera

    Set Decoration

  • Van Nest Polglase

    Van Nest Polglase

    Art Direction

  • Mark-Lee Kirk

    Mark-Lee Kirk

    Art Direction

Camera1

  • Harry Stradling Sr.

    Harry Stradling Sr.

    Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up2

  • Edward Stevenson

    Edward Stevenson

    Wardrobe Supervisor

  • Mel Berns

    Mel Berns

    Makeup Artist

Crew1

  • Vernon L. Walker

    Vernon L. Walker

    Special Effects

Directing2

  • Garson Kanin

    Garson Kanin

    Director

  • Ruby Rosenberg

    Ruby Rosenberg

    Assistant Director

Editing1

  • John Sturges

    John Sturges

    Editor

Production2

  • Erich Pommer

    Erich Pommer

    Producer

  • Harry E. Edington

    Harry E. Edington

    Executive Producer

Sound3

  • John L. Cass

    John L. Cass

    Sound Recordist

  • Alfred Newman

    Alfred Newman

    Original Music Composer

  • Alfred Newman

    Alfred Newman

    Conductor

Writing2

  • Robert Ardrey

    Robert Ardrey

    Screenplay

  • Sidney Howard

    Sidney Howard

    Theatre Play