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The Farmer Takes a Wife is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming, written by Edwin J. Burke, and starring Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda (in his screen debut) and Charles Bickford.
The Farmer Takes a Wife: Directed by Victor Fleming. With Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda, Charles Bickford, Slim Summerville. Charming love story set on the Erie Canal in the mid-19th Century. A farmer works on the canal to earn money to buy a farm.
- (489)
- Comedy, Romance
- Victor Fleming
- 1935-08-02
Charming love story set on the Erie Canal in the mid-19th Century. A farmer works on the canal to earn money to buy a farm. He meets a cook on a canal boat, ...
- 91 min
- 3.3K
- Cinema4Reel
The Farmer Takes a Wife: Directed by Henry Levin. With Betty Grable, Dale Robertson, Thelma Ritter, John Carroll. A romantic triangle develops on Erie Canal boats in 1850.
- (191)
- Comedy, Musical, Romance
- Henry Levin
- 1953-07
Henry Fonda stars in this romantic comedy set in 1850s New York. When he realizes that he needs to supplement his farming income, Dan Harrow (Fonda) takes a job on a canal boat. There, he meets...
Farmer Dan Harrow (Henry Fonda) takes a canal boat job to save money for his own land. Mean-spirited Jotham Klore (Charles Bickford) works on the same vessel with his girlfriend, cook Molly ...
- Drama
One man, Dan Harrow, does volunteer, although Molly is aghast to learn that he is a farmer, an occupation upon which the "canalers" look down. With no other option, Molly hires Dan, who is only seeking transport to Buffalo, where he intends to meet up with his girl friend, Susanna.