The Farmer Takes a Wife
1953, English. Directed by Henry Levin.
Erie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate relationship with her boss. She hires handsome new haul-horse driver Dan Harrow and the inevitable triangle develops (complicated by Dan's desire to farm and Molly's to boat) against a background of the canalmen's fight against the encroaching railroad.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Henry LevinDirector
- Betty GrableMolly Larkins
- Dale RobertsonDan Harrow
- Thelma RitterLucy Cashdollar
- John CarrollJotham Klore
- Eddie Foy Jr.Fortune Friendly
- Charlotte AustinPearl Dowd
- Kathleen CrowleySusanna
- Merry AndersHannah
- May WynnEva Gooch
- Juanita EversMs. Kranz (uncredited)
- Ruth HallAbbie (uncredited)
- Donald KerrJacob (uncredited)
Details
- Released
- 12 June 1953
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Sally Benson, Joseph Fields, Walter Bullock
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The Farmer Takes a Wife runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The Farmer Takes a Wife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 June 1953. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Farmer Takes a Wife?
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953) was directed by Henry Levin and stars Betty Grable, Dale Robertson, Thelma Ritter.