The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953 film)
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| Directed by | Henry Levin |
| Produced by | Frank P. Rosenberg |
| Written by | Marc Connelly (play) Walter Bullock Sally Benson Joseph Fields |
| Based on |
The Farmer Takes a Wife 1934 play by Frank B. Elser Rome Haul 1929 novel by Walter D. Edmonds |
| Starring |
Betty Grable Dale Robertson Thelma Ritter |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cinematography | Arthur E. Arling |
| Edited by | Louis R. Loeffler |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,150,000 (US) |
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).
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.
The Farmer Takes a Wife was presented on Best Plays June 28, 1953. The one-hour adaptation starred John Forsythe and Joan Lorring.
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