The Farmer's Daughter
Cast & Crew
James Hogan
Martha Raye
Charles Ruggles
Richard Denning
Gertrude Michael
William Frawley
Film Details
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Synopsis
Deciding to produce a play on a shoestring budget, Broadway promoter Nickie North converts the barn on farmer Tom Bingham's land into a straw hat theater. The financial backer of the show insists that temperamental star, Clarice Sheldon, be cast in the play, so that he can leave town to be secretly married without any harassment from Clarice, his old flame. As rehearsals begin, the farmer's klutzy daughter Patience begins to fall in love with leading man Dennis Crane. As the curtain is about to go up on the opening performance, Clarice learns of her erstwhile lover's marriage and walks out on Nickie. Patience, who has been helping Dennis with his lines, steps into the starring role and scores a smash hit with her singing and dancing. After their show runs on Broadway, Patience and Dennis marry, and Nickie finds a backer for another play.
Director
James Hogan
Cast
Martha Raye
Charles Ruggles
Richard Denning
Gertrude Michael
William Frawley
Inez Courtney
William Demarest
Jack Norton
William Duncan
Ann Shoemaker
Benny Baker
Tom Dugan
Lorraine Krueger
Betty Mclaughlin
Anne Harrison
Wanda Mckay
Jane Webb
John Hartley
Pat West
Darryl Hickman
Etta Mcdaniel
Bert Hanlon
Grace Hayle
Eddie Borden
George P. Huntley
Si Jenks
Sam Ash
Bill Boggess
Wilfred Roberts
John "skins" Miller
Wilson Benge
Nick Copeland
George Mckay
Janet Waldo
Nick Moro
Crew
Roland Asher
Franz Bachelin
Delmer Daves
Hans Dreier
Lewis R. Foster
Stephen Foster
A. E. Freudeman
Edith Head
Frederick Hollander
Don Johnson
William Lebaron
Harold Lewis
Frank Loesser
Archie Marshek
David Rose
William C. Thomas
Leo Tover
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Notes
The copyright records list the character played by Benny Baker as "Monk Belden" while Variety names him "Monk Gordon." This was Martha Raye's final picture on her Paramount contract.
