The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935 film)

This article is about the 1935 film. For the 1953 film, see The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953 film).
The Farmer Takes a Wife
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVictor Fleming
Screenplay byEdwin J. Burke
Marc Connelly
Frank B. Elser
Based onThe Farmer Takes a Wife
by Marc Connelly and Frank B. Elser
Produced byWinfield R. Sheehan
StarringJanet Gaynor
Henry Fonda
Charles Bickford
Slim Summerville
Andy Devine
Roger Imhof
Jane Withers
Margaret Hamilton
CinematographyErnest Palmer
Edited byHarold D. Schuster
Music byCyril J. Mockridge
Production
company
Fox Film Corporation
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • August 2, 1935 (1935-08-02)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Farmer Takes a Wife is a 1935 American romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming, written by Edwin J. Burke, and starring Janet Gaynor, Henry Fonda (in his screen debut) and Charles Bickford. It is based on the 1934 Broadway play The Farmer Takes a Wife by Marc Connelly and Frank B. Elser, with Fonda reprising his stage role as the farmer.[1] The film was released on August 2, 1935, by 20th Century-Fox.[2][3]

  1. ^ "The Farmer Takes a Wife". IBDB.com. Internet Broadway Database.
  2. ^ "The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Farmer Takes a Wife". Afi.com. Retrieved October 18, 2015.