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The Farmer Takes a Wife

1953 · 81 min Music Comedy Romance
3.3 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1953
Country United States of America
Genre Music, Comedy, Romance
Director Henry Levin
Runtime 81 min.
Rating TMDB: 3.3/10 (3 votes)

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The Farmer Takes a Wife is an acquired taste at 3.3/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

Not every film is made for everyone. Read the synopsis, watch the trailer — you'll know right away if it's for you.

A classic from 1953. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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