The Farmer Takes a Wife

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1953

1h 21m

Musical

Romance

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An Erie Canal barge cook (Betty Grable) falls in love with a teamster (Dale Robertson) who wants to be a farmer.

Steve D

Pale imitation of the original.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/04/24

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skip this and see the original non musical 1935 version.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Lackluster musical, nothin g at all special. over colorful and not much of an attempt at accurate period detail. The cast tries, but even Thelma Ritter doesn't liven things up. There are a couple of good musical numbers.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Henry Levin

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Betty Grable

Molly Larkins

Dale Robertson

Dan Harrow

Thelma Ritter

Lucy Cashdollar

John Carroll

Jotham Klore

Eddie Foy Jr.

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An Erie Canal barge cook (Betty Grable) falls in love with a teamster (Dale Robertson) who wants to be a farmer.

Director: Henry Levin
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Genre: Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 21m

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