Movie Description
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1953)Overview
Erie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate relationship with her boss. She hires handsome new haul-horse driver Dan Harrow and the inevitable triangle develops (complicated by Dan's desire to farm and Molly's to boat) against a background of the canalmen's fight against the encroaching railroad.
Featured Crew
- Director : Henry Levin
- Cast : Betty Grable,Dale Robertson,Thelma Ritter,John Carroll,Eddie Foy Jr.,Charlotte Austin,Kathleen Crowley,Merry Anders,May Wynn,Juanita Evers,Ruth Hall,Donald Kerr,Paul McGuire,Noreen Michaels,Mort Mills,Zon Murray,Howard Negley,Mel Pogue,William Pullen,Gene Roth,Lee Turnbull,Gwen Verdon
Cast
Molly Larkins
Dan Harrow
Lucy Cashdollar
Jotham Klore
Fortune Friendly
Pearl Dowd
Susanna
Hannah
Eva Gooch
Ms. Kranz (uncredited)
Abbie (uncredited)
Jacob (uncredited)
Barney (uncredited)
Amy (uncredited)
Floyd (uncredited)
Eli (uncredited)
Gov. Hamilton Fish (uncredited)
Abner Green (uncredited)
John (uncredited)
Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)
Andy (uncredited)
Abigail (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleThe Farmer Takes a Wife
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-06-12
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 21m
Production Companies20th Century Fox
Genres
- Music
- Comedy
- Romance








































