Movie · 1940
The Farmer's Daughter
“She Made Broadyway Boys Into Handy-Men!”
Released 29 March 1940 61 min Comedy More from 1940 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
William Duncan
as Tom Bingham
George McKay
as Process Server (uncredited)
Charles Ruggles
as Nicksie North
William Frawley
as Scoop Trimble
Tom Dugan
as Forbes
Jack Norton
as Shimmy Conway
Ann Shoemaker
as Mrs. Bingham
John 'Skins' Miller
as Carpenter (uncredited)
William Demarest
as Victor Walsh
Inez Courtney
as Emily French
Benny Baker
as Monk Gordon
Gertrude Michael
as Clarice Sheldon
Richard Denning
as Dennis Crane
Martha Raye
as Patience Bingham
Lorraine Krueger
as Valerie
Sheila Ryan
as Dorina (as Betty McLaughlin)
Anne Harrison
as Rosalie
Nick Copeland
as Furniture Mover (uncredited)
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The numbers
42years between the oldest and youngest billed
60William Duncan — oldest on the call sheet
18Sheila Ryan — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast