They Knew What They Wanted (film)

They Knew What They Wanted is a 1940 film with Carole Lombard, Charles Laughton and William Gargan, directed by Garson Kanin. It is based on the 1924 Pulitzer Prize winning play with the same name by Sidney Howard.

The film recorded a loss of 291,000. William Gargan was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.This marked the only time the play was filmed under its original title. Two previous film versions had been made a silent film called The Secret Hour 1928, with Jean Hersholt in the Laughton role, and an early talkie entitled A Lady to Love 1930, with Edward G. Robinson in the role. ........

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