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They Knew What They Wanted

1940, Movie, NR, 96 mins

They Knew What They Wanted: Review

Lombard is a waitress in San Francisco whose life is going nowhere quickly. She begins a correspondence with an Italian vineyard owner, and, after he sends her a picture of himself, accepts his proposal of marriage. The picture, however, is not of her fiance, Laughton, but of his handsome hired man, Gargan. Lombard is shocked and upset when she learns that she is engaged to marry Laughton, a fat, boisterous, unattractive fellow. On the eve of their wedding, Laughton falls an... read more leave a comment