Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
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The Farmer Takes a Wife is a musicalized remake of the 1935 film of the same name. Betty Grable and Dale Robertson star in the roles originally essayed by Janet Gaynor and Henry Fonda. Set in the early 19th century, the plot details the trials and tribulations of those hardy souls who settled along… More The Farmer Takes a Wife is a musicalized remake of the 1935 film of the same name. Betty Grable and Dale Robertson star in the roles originally essayed by Janet Gaynor and Henry Fonda. Set in the early 19th century, the plot details the trials and tribulations of those hardy souls who settled along the Erie Canal. Grable plays Molly Larkin, the girlfriend of rough-and-tumble canal-boat captain Jotham Klore (John Carroll). Much to Klore's dismay, she hires mild-mannered farmer Daniel Harrow (Robertson) to work on the boat. Molly and Daniel fall in love and marry, but there's many a heartbreak and letdown before a happy ending can be reached. Though not in any way a "typical" Betty Grable musical, Farmer Takes a Wife was misleadingly advertised as such: one promotional still showed a grinning Grable anachronistically garbed in tight jeans and a bare-midriff blouse! Both versions of The Farmer Takes a Wife were adapted from the stage play by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Henry Levin
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Musical & Performing Arts
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Cast
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Betty Grable
as Molly Larkin
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Dale Robertson
as Daniel Harrow
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Thelma Ritter
as Lucy Cashdollar
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John Carroll
as Jotham Klore
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Eddie Foy Jr.
as Fortune Friendly
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Charlotte Austin
as Pearl Dodd
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Kathleen Crowley
as Susanna
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Merry Anders
as Hannah
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Noreen Michaels
as Amy
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Ruth Hall
as Abbie
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William Pullen
as John
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Mort Mills
as Floyd
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Lee Turnbull
as Andy
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Howard Negley
as Gov. Fish
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Joanne Moore Jordan
as Boatwife
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Gene Roth
as Ethan McCarthy
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Mel Pogue
as Abner Green
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Gwen Verdon
as Abigail
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Fred Graham
as McCracken
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Jack Stoney
as Gilhooley
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John K. Butler
as Drunk
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Gordon Nelson
as Race official
- Fred Aldrich
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Ed Hinton
as Boater
- Bobby Hyatt
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Ted Jordan
as Driver
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Donald Kerr
as Jacob
- Paul Kruger
- Kermit Maynard
- Emile G. Meyer
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Ralph Montgomery
as Boater
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Brad Mora
as Boy
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Lee Phelps
as Bartender
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Ralph Sanford
as Quack
- Max Wagner
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May Wynn
as Eva
- John Close
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Don Garrett
as Cab Driver
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Jack H. Harris
as Militia Officer
