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  • The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
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    91 min | Comedy, Romance
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
Approved
91 min | Comedy, Romance

Charming love story set on the Erie Canal in the mid-19th Century. A farmer works on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. He meets a cook on a canal boat, but she can't even consider leaving the exciting life on the canal for a banal one...See moreCharming love story set on the Erie Canal in the mid-19th Century. A farmer works on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. He meets a cook on a canal boat, but she can't even consider leaving the exciting life on the canal for a banal one on a farm... Written by Ed Lorusso See less
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Director
Writers
Walter D. Edmonds (novel "Rome Haul") | Marc Connelly (play) | Frank B. Elser (play) | Edwin J. Burke (screenplay) | Edward E. Paramore Jr. (contributor to special sequences)
Cinematographer
Ernest Palmer (photography)
Editor
Harold D. Schuster (as Harold Schuster)
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Updated Aug 2, 1935

Release date
Aug 2, 1935 (United States)

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Cast

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63 cast members
Name Known for
Janet Gaynor
Molly Larkins Molly Larkins   See fewer
Henry Fonda
Dan Harrow Dan Harrow   See fewer
Charles Bickford
Jotham Klore Jotham Klore   See fewer
Slim Summerville
Fortune Friendly Fortune Friendly   See fewer
Andy Devine
Elmer Otway Elmer Otway   See fewer
Roger Imhof
Samson 'Sam' Weaver Samson 'Sam' Weaver   See fewer
Margaret Hamilton
Lucy Gurget Lucy Gurget   See fewer
Sig Ruman
Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann) Blacksmith (as Siegfried Rumann)   See fewer
John Qualen
Sol Tinker Sol Tinker   See fewer
Robert Gleckler
Fisher - Freight Agent Fisher - Freight Agent   See fewer
Robert Adair
Yorkshire Pioneer (uncredited) Yorkshire Pioneer (uncredited)   See fewer
Erville Alderson
Pioneer Wagon Father (uncredited) Pioneer Wagon Father (uncredited)   See fewer
John Arledge
Man Talking About Transcontinental Railroad (uncredited) Man Talking About Transcontinental Railroad (uncredited)   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Mr. Vernoy (uncredited) Mr. Vernoy (uncredited)   See fewer
Vince Barnett
Fairground Fortune Teller (uncredited) Fairground Fortune Teller (uncredited)   See fewer
William 'Billy' Benedict
Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight (uncredited) Boy Announcing Dan's Arrival Before Fight (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief John Big Tree
Indian (uncredited) Indian (uncredited)   See fewer
Stanley Blystone
Fred (uncredited) Fred (uncredited)   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Townsman Show Fan (uncredited) Townsman Show Fan (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Bupp
Young Girl (uncredited) Young Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
James Burke
Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets (uncredited) Man Hauling Rifles and Bullets (uncredited)   See fewer
James P. Burtis
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Frederick Burton
Butterfield (uncredited) Butterfield (uncredited)   See fewer
Nora Bush
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Martin Cichy
Joe (uncredited) Joe (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Clifford
Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife (uncredited) Yorkshire Pioneer's Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Iron Eyes Cody
Indian (uncredited) Indian (uncredited)   See fewer
Philip Cooper
John Wilkes Booth as a Boy (uncredited) John Wilkes Booth as a Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Rube Dalroy
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Davidson
Seller (uncredited) Seller (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Dearing
Railroad Man (uncredited) Railroad Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Curley Dresden
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Foran
Walt Lansing (uncredited) Walt Lansing (uncredited)   See fewer
Herman Hack
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Hanlon
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Haskell
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
George 'Gabby' Hayes
Lucas (uncredited) Lucas (uncredited)   See fewer
Esther Howard
Klore's New Cook (uncredited) Klore's New Cook (uncredited)   See fewer
Lilyan Irene
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
DeWitt Jennings
Freight Agent (uncredited) Freight Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
J.M. Kerrigan
Angus (uncredited) Angus (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Kohlmar
Bearded Townsman (uncredited) Bearded Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Mitchell Lewis
Boatman in Office (uncredited) Boatman in Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Eily Malyon
Angus' Wife (uncredited) Angus' Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief Many Treaties
Indian Chief (uncredited) Indian Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
Louis Mason
Barfly (uncredited) Barfly (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Melton
Lottery Ticket Seller (uncredited) Lottery Ticket Seller (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Montgomery
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Pennick
Man Waiting in Freight Office (uncredited) Man Waiting in Freight Office (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Reeves
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Cy Schindell
Fight Spectator (uncredited) Fight Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Lucile Sewall
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Spiker
Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Thorpe
Indian (uncredited) Indian (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief Thunderbird
Indian Chief (uncredited) Indian Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief Thundercloud
Indian Chief (uncredited) Indian Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
Zeffie Tilbury
Old Townswoman (uncredited) Old Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Vernon
Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited)   See fewer
Max Wagner
Harry (uncredited) Harry (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Warren
Mrs. Lansing (uncredited) Mrs. Lansing (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Warwick
Junius Brutus Booth (uncredited) Junius Brutus Booth (uncredited)   See fewer
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