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The Farmer Takes a Wife
The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

3.3/10

Release Date

12 June 1953

Country

United States of America

Cast

Betty Grable

Betty Grable

Molly Larkins

Dale Robertson

Dale Robertson

Dan Harrow

Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

Lucy Cashdollar

John Carroll

John Carroll

Jotham Klore

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

Fortune Friendly

Charlotte Austin

Charlotte Austin

Pearl Dowd

Kathleen Crowley

Kathleen Crowley

Susanna

Merry Anders

Merry Anders

Hannah

May Wynn

May Wynn

Eva Gooch

Juanita Evers

Juanita Evers

Ms. Kranz (uncredited)

Ruth Hall

Ruth Hall

Abbie (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Jacob (uncredited)

Paul McGuire

Paul McGuire

Barney (uncredited)

Noreen Michaels

Noreen Michaels

Amy (uncredited)

Mort Mills

Mort Mills

Floyd (uncredited)

Zon Murray

Zon Murray

Eli (uncredited)

Howard Negley

Howard Negley

Gov. Hamilton Fish (uncredited)

Mel Pogue

Mel Pogue

Abner Green (uncredited)

William Pullen

William Pullen

John (uncredited)

Gene Roth

Gene Roth

Ethan McCarthy (uncredited)

Lee Turnbull

Lee Turnbull

Andy (uncredited)

Gwen Verdon

Gwen Verdon

Abigail (uncredited)

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