They Knew What They Wanted

Summary

They Knew What They Wanted is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• They Knew What They Wanted's image is recorded as They Knew What They Wanted lobby card.jpg^[3].
• They Knew What They Wanted's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• They Knew What They Wanted's director is recorded as Garson Kanin^[5].
• They Knew What They Wanted's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Ardrey^[6].
• They Knew What They Wanted's screenwriter is recorded as Sidney Howard^[7].
• They Knew What They Wanted's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman^[8].
• They Knew What They Wanted's genre is recorded as romance film^[9].
• They Knew What They Wanted's genre is recorded as drama film^[10].
• They Knew What They Wanted's based on is recorded as They Knew What They Wanted^[11].
• They Knew What They Wanted's cast member is recorded as Carole Lombard^[12].
• They Knew What They Wanted's cast member is recorded as Charles Laughton^[13].
• They Knew What They Wanted's cast member is recorded as William Gargan^[14].
• They Knew What They Wanted's cast member is recorded as Harry Carey^[15].
• They Knew What They Wanted's cast member is recorded as Karl Malden^[16].
• They Knew What They Wanted's cast member is recorded as Victor Kilian^[17].
• They Knew What They Wanted's cast member is recorded as Frank Fay^[18].
• They Knew What They Wanted's producer is recorded as Erich Pommer^[19].
• They Knew What They Wanted's producer is recorded as Harry E. Edington^[20].
• They Knew What They Wanted's production company is recorded as RKO Pictures^[21].
• They Knew What They Wanted's director of photography is recorded as Harry Stradling^[22].
• They Knew What They Wanted's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0033150^[23].
• They Knew What They Wanted's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[24].
• They Knew What They Wanted's Commons category is recorded as They Knew What They Wanted (film)^[25].
• They Knew What They Wanted's color is recorded as black-and-white^[26].
• They Knew What They Wanted's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 603432^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Erich Pommer^[19] and Harry E. Edington^[20]. They Knew What They Wanted's director is recorded as Garson Kanin^[5]. Screenwriters include Robert Ardrey^[6] and Sidney Howard^[7]. Cast members include Carole Lombard^[12], Charles Laughton^[13], William Gargan^[14], Harry Carey^[15], Karl Malden^[16], and Victor Kilian^[17].

Publication

They Knew What They Wanted's publication date is recorded as +1940-01-01T00:00:00Z^[28]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[24]. Genres include romance film^[9] and drama film^[10].

Why It Matters

They Knew What They Wanted ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]