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The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)

1h 21m | PG-13

⭐ 3.3 / 10

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.

Director: Henry Levin

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Genre: Music, Comedy, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

as Molly Larkins

Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

as Dan Harrow

Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

as Lucy Cashdollar

John Carroll

John Carroll

as Jotham Klore

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

as Fortune Friendly

Charlotte Austin

Charlotte Austin

as Pearl Dowd