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The Farmer Takes a Wife

Year:

1935

Duration:

91 min

Genres:

Comedy | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

Victor Fleming

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1935-08-02

Filming Locations: California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Jim Thorpe

Janet Gaynor

Molly Larkins

Henry Fonda

Dan Harrow

Charles Bickford

Jotham Klore

Slim Summerville

Fortune Friendly

Andy Devine

Elmer Otway

Roger Imhof

Samson 'Sam' Weaver

Jane Withers

Della

Margaret Hamilton

Lucy Gurget

Sig Ruman

Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann)

John Qualen

Sol Tinker

Kitty Kelly

Ivy

Robert Gleckler

Fisher - Freight Agent

Robert Adair

Yorkshire Pioneer (uncredited)

Erville Alderson

Pioneer Wagon Father (uncredited)

John Arledge

Man Talking About Transcontinental Railroad (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Mr. Vernoy (uncredited)

William 'Billy' Benedict

Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Fred (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Townsman Show Fan (uncredited)

Ann Bupp

(uncredited)

James Burke

Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets (uncredited)

James P. Burtis

Sailor (uncredited)

Frederick Burton

Butterfield (uncredited)

Ruth Clifford

Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife (uncredited)

Iron Eyes Cody

Indian (uncredited)

Philip Cooper

John Wilkes Booth

Max Davidson

Seller (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing

Railroad Man (uncredited)

Curley Dresden

Townsman (uncredited)

Dick Foran

Walt Lansing (uncredited)

Bert Hanlon

Townsman (uncredited)

George 'Gabby' Hayes

Lucas (uncredited)

Esther Howard

Klore's New Cook (uncredited)

Lilyan Irene

Townswoman (uncredited)

DeWitt Jennings

Freight Agent (uncredited)

J.M. Kerrigan

Angus (uncredited)

Lee Kohlmar

Bearded Townsman (uncredited)

Mitchell Lewis

Boatman in Office (uncredited)

J. Farrell MacDonald

(uncredited)

Eily Malyon

Angus' Wife (uncredited)

Louis Mason

Barfly (uncredited)

Frank Melton

Lottery Ticket Seller (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Man Waiting in Freight Office (uncredited)

Cy Schindell

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

Chief Thundercloud

Indian Chief (uncredited)

Zeffie Tilbury

Old Townswoman (uncredited)

Dorothy Vernon

Townswoman (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Harry (uncredited)

Ruth Warren

Mrs. Lansing (uncredited)

Robert Warwick

Junius Brutus Booth

Did you know?

Trivia

Spencer Tracy was initially cast as the villain but objected to the part and was replaced by Charles Bickford.

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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 (1966) which turned out to be Bickford's last film.

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Henry Fonda's debut film.

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Goofs

The map shown at the beginning of the movie contains several errors for the 1850s, including showing West Virginia as a separate state. The second map shows an arrangement of European states that would not be valid until 1871.

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