TMDb Rating
4.6/10
5 verified votes
The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
Comedy
61 min
"She Made Broadyway Boys Into Handy-Men!"
Plot Summary
Broadway producer Nicksie 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.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: Broadway producer Nicksie 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.
- Genre cues: Comedy
- Director clue: James P. Hogan
- Lead cast: Martha Raye and Charles Ruggles
How to describe this movie
- Try: "Broadway producer Nicksie 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."
- Try: "A 1940 film directed by James P. Hogan about broadway producer Nicksie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor."
- Try: "A movie starring Martha Raye and Charles Ruggles about broadway producer Nicksie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor."
Keywords to include
ComedyJames P. HoganMartha RayeCharles Ruggles1940
Director
James P. Hogan
Top Cast
Martha RayeCharles RugglesRichard DenningGertrude MichaelWilliam Frawley
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