They Knew What They Wanted is a 1924 play written by Sidney Howard . The play premiered on Broadway in 1924 and had three Broadway revivals as well as a London production.
11-478: They Knew What They Wanted may refer to: They Knew What They Wanted (play) , a 1924 play written by Sidney Howard They Knew What They Wanted (film) , a 1940 film based on the play, starring Carole Lombard Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title They Knew What They Wanted . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
22-436: A San Francisco waitress, takes up the offer, and though she is disillusioned upon discovering the truth (particularly since her first sight of Tony is after an accident that saw him break both of his legs), she goes through with the marriage because of her desire to have a home. While first irritated at Buck, she falls weak for him after the wedding that sees her kiss him. He leaves for a time, which leads Lena to decide to take on
33-410: A difficult and delicate theme with rare human insight and even rarer philosophical profundity." The 1976 Broadway revival received nominations: A Lady to Love A Lady to Love is a 1930 American pre-Code drama film directed by Victor Sjöström and written by Sidney Howard . It stars Vilma Bánky , Edward G. Robinson , Robert Ames , Richard Carle , and Lloyd Ingraham . The film
44-777: The Garrick Theatre on November 24, 1924, and closed in October 1925, after 192 performances. The original Broadway cast included Richard Bennett as Tony, Pauline Lord as Amy, and Glenn Anders as Joe. The play was directed by Phillip Moeller. They Knew What They Wanted has been performed numerous times, including three Broadway revivals. The play was revived on Broadway at the Empire Theatre from October 2, 1939 to October 21, 1939, staged by Robert Ross and featuring Giuseppe Sterni as Tony, June Walker as Amy, and Douglass Montgomery as Joe. Lemuel Ayers designed
55-433: The cast starred Barry Bostwick (Joe), Lois Nettleton (Amy), and Louis Zorich (Tony). The 1926 London adaptation at St. Martin's Theatre included Sam Livesey as Tony, Tallulah Bankhead as Amy, and Glenn Anders reprising his role as Joe. The play was also adapted in 1956 into the popular Broadway musical The Most Happy Fella , by Frank Loesser , who wrote the book, music, and lyrics. Early film versions of
66-542: The costumes for this production. A revival ran on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre from February 16, 1949 to April 9, 1949. Directed by Robert Perry, the cast starred Paul Muni (Tony), Carol Stone (Amy) and Edward Andrews (Joe). The Phoenix Theatre presented a critically acclaimed Broadway revival at the Playhouse Theatre , from January 27, 1976 to March 6, 1976. Directed by Stephen Porter ,
77-515: The effort of serving as Tony's nurse for three months to have something to do. Buck returns at the time that Tony is finally able to use crutches, but she finds that she does in fact have love for her husband. Mordaunt Hall in The New York Times praised Robinson but finds the rest lacking: "The picture lacks a pictorial mobility, but its range of acting, as offered by Mr. Robinson, from the lightest humor of emotions, as depicted during
88-435: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=They_Knew_What_They_Wanted&oldid=253375564 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages They Knew What They Wanted (play) They Knew What They Wanted tells
99-465: The play include The Secret Hour (1928) starring Jean Hersholt and A Lady to Love (1930) starring Edward G. Robinson . A film in 1940 was made by director Garson Kanin . The play was awarded the 1925 Pulitzer Prize for Drama . The Pulitzer committee noted: "We have chosen it positively, because we believe that it would stand out in any season, as one of the best plays ever written by an American author. They Knew What They Wanted treats
110-541: The story of Tony, an aging Italian winegrower in Napa Valley , who proposes by letter to Amy, a waitress in San Francisco who served him once. Fearing that she will find him too old and ugly, Tony sends her a photograph of Joe, his young hired hand, instead of himself. When Amy comes to the vineyard, she discovers Tony has lied to her and problems ensue among Tony, Amy, and Joe. The play premiered on Broadway at
121-623: Was released on February 28, 1930, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . Bánky and Robinson appeared in the German-language version also produced and directed by Sjöström. Otherwise with a different cast, it was released a year later in the United States as Die Sehnsucht Jeder Frau . Tony, a prosperous Italian vineyardist in California , advertises for a young wife, passing off a photograph of his handsome hired man, Buck, as himself. Lena,
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