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The Farmer's Daughter (1940)

MARTHA GIVES 'EM ALL THE BRUSH-OFF...because she knows every "travelling salesman" joke in the book!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : James P. Hogan
Writer : Lewis R. Foster

Synopsis

Broadway producer Nickie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor for their next show who insists that they cast his ex-girlfriend, Clarice Sheldon, in the lead role and rehearse out of town. The crew set up on a family farm, and all is well until the leading man falls for the farmer's daughter, Patience Bingham. When flighty starlet Sheldon finds out he has a new girlfriend, she takes off, leaving North and Trimble to find a new leading lady.

Actors

Martha Raye
Martha Raye
Patience Bingham
Charles Ruggles
Charles Ruggles
Nickie North
Richard Denning
Richard Denning
Dennis Crane
Gertrude Michael
Gertrude Michael
Clarice Sheldon
William Frawley
William Frawley
Scoop Trimble
William Demarest
William Demarest
Victor Walsh
Inez Courtney
Inez Courtney
Emily French
Ann Shoemaker
Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Bingham
Darryl Hickman
Darryl Hickman
Billy Bingham
Etta McDaniel
Etta McDaniel
Anna
Benny Baker
Benny Baker
Monk Gordon
Sheila Ryan
Sheila Ryan
Dorinda
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
Shimmy Conway
John Hartley
John Hartley
Barney Bingham

Crews

James P. Hogan
James P. Hogan
Director
Delmer Daves
Delmer Daves
Story
Lewis R. Foster
Lewis R. Foster
Screenplay
William C. Thomas
William C. Thomas
Associate Producer
Charles Bradshaw
Charles Bradshaw
Original Music Composer
John Leipold
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Victor Young
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Leo Tover
Leo Tover
Director of Photography
Archie Marshek
Archie Marshek
Editor
Franz Bachelin
Franz Bachelin
Art Direction
Hans Dreier
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Roland Asher
Roland Asher
Assistant Director
Harold Lewis
Harold Lewis
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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