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  • The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
  • Approved
    60 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
Approved
60 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Broadway producer Nickie North, and his press agent Scoop Trimble, land a backer for a new show, but their "angel" requires that they rehearse the show out-of-town and star Clarice Sheldon, an ex-flame whose flickerings have become ...See moreBroadway producer Nickie North, and his press agent Scoop Trimble, land a backer for a new show, but their "angel" requires that they rehearse the show out-of-town and star Clarice Sheldon, an ex-flame whose flickerings have become unwelcome. North and Trimble establish the company on the way-out-of-town Bingham farm but are unaware the site contains a hazard...Patience Bingham, the farmer's daughter. Patience falls in love with the company's leading man, Dennis Crane, whom North was relying on to keep temperamental Clarice in line. Despite spending night-after-night going from nightclub-to-nightclub in New York City, playwright Victor Walsh hasn't found a suitable scenario-idea in any of them for a play. Trimble corrals Walsh and brings him to the farm but the quietness and fresh air are keeping the muse away...until Trimble imports some NYC noises and odors. Just as it appears that the show will go on, Clarice has discovered that her sugar-daddy angel has flown off with some new doll, and she deserts the show and goes in pursuit. But North discovers that the farmer's daughter knows the lines. Is a star about to be born? Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Writers
Delmer Daves (story) | Lewis R. Foster (screenplay)
Cinematographer
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Updated Feb 15, 1940

Release date
Mar 29, 1940 (United States)

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29 cast members
Name Known for
Martha Raye
Patience Bingham Patience Bingham   See fewer
Charles Ruggles
Nickie North Nickie North   See fewer
Richard Denning
Dennis Crane Dennis Crane   See fewer
Gertrude Michael
Clarice Sheldon Clarice Sheldon   See fewer
William Frawley
Scoop Trimble Scoop Trimble   See fewer
Inez Courtney
Emily French Emily French   See fewer
William Demarest
Victor Walsh Victor Walsh   See fewer
Jack Norton
Shimmy Conway Shimmy Conway   See fewer
William Duncan
Tom Bingham Tom Bingham   See fewer
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Bingham Mrs. Bingham   See fewer
Benny Baker
Monk Gordon Monk Gordon   See fewer
Tom Dugan
Forbes Forbes   See fewer
Lorraine Krueger
Valerie Valerie   See fewer
Sheila Ryan
Dorinda (as Betty McLauglin) Dorinda (as Betty McLauglin)   See fewer
Anne Harrison
Rosalie Rosalie   See fewer
Lucille Harding
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hartley
Barney Bingham (uncredited) Barney Bingham (uncredited)   See fewer
Grace Hayle
Torsavitch (uncredited) Torsavitch (uncredited)   See fewer
Darryl Hickman
Billy Bingham (uncredited) Billy Bingham (uncredited)   See fewer
Si Jenks
Farmer (uncredited) Farmer (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Lee
Show Performer (uncredited) Show Performer (uncredited)   See fewer
Etta McDaniel
Anna (uncredited) Anna (uncredited)   See fewer
George McKay
Process Server (uncredited) Process Server (uncredited)   See fewer
Wanda McKay
Cashier (uncredited) Cashier (uncredited)   See fewer
John 'Skins' Miller
Carpenter (uncredited) Carpenter (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Moro
Sound Effects Man (uncredited) Sound Effects Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Janet Waldo
Switchboard Operator (uncredited) Switchboard Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Webb
Cashier (uncredited) Cashier (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat West
Chuck Stevens (uncredited) Chuck Stevens (uncredited)   See fewer
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