They Knew What They Wanted (film)
1940 film by Garson Kanin / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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They Knew What They Wanted is a 1940 film directed by Garson Kanin, written by Robert Ardrey, and starring Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton and William Gargan. It is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize winning play They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard. For his performance Gargan was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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Directed by | Garson Kanin |
Screenplay by | Robert Ardrey |
Based on | They Knew What They Wanted by Sidney Howard |
Produced by | Harry E. Edington Erich Pommer |
Starring | Carole Lombard Charles Laughton William Gargan |
Cinematography | Harry Stradling |
Edited by | John Sturges |
Music by | Alfred Newman |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $781,000[2] |
Box office | $932,000[2] |
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