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The Farmer's Daughter (1940)

Movie"MARTHA GIVES 'EM ALL THE BRUSH-OFF...because she knows every "travelling salesman" joke in the book!"
Audience Score
50
The Farmer's Daughter
NR 1 hrMar 29th, 1940Comedy
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.
StarringMartha RayeCharles RugglesRichard Denning
DirectorJames P. Hogan

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 29th, 1940
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Paramount Pictures
Movie Tags:
romanceslapstick comedyfarmerbackstagestraw hat circuit