- HD 1080
- Runtime: 96m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Garson Kanin
- Stars: Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton, William Gargan, Harry Carey, Frank Fay
- keywords: california, san francisco, california, pregnancy, ranch, restaurant
- Production_studio: RKO Radio Pictures
- Slogan: "I won't Do it! Joe...you and me...we can't. It'd be too awful-on account of Tony. I've got to marry Tony...just as soon as he gets well!"
- The They Knew What They Wanted is featured in the top rankings of 1940
- #57 in Top Romance Movies of 1940
- #60 in Top Drama Movies of 1940
While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal.