The Farmer Takes a Wife

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

Cast

Janet Gaynor

as Molly Larkins

Henry Fonda

as Dan Harrow

Charles Bickford

as Jotham Klore

Slim Summerville

as Fortune Friendly

Andy Devine

as Elmer Otway

Jane Withers

as Della

Margaret Hamilton

as Lucy Gurget

Sig Ruman

as Blacksmith

John Qualen

as Sol Tinker

Kitty Kelly

as Ivy

Reviews

CinemaSerf

The first thing that's striking about this film is just how much taller Henry Fonda ("Dan") is than his diminutive co-star "Molly" (Janet Gaynor) - and it's quite endearing. She's the best cook amongst the fleet of narrowboats that work the Erie canal and he is working there for as long as it takes ...

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