They Knew What They Wanted

Summary

They Knew What They Wanted is a film^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• They Knew What They Wanted's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• They Knew What They Wanted was directed by Garson Kanin^[4].
• Robert Ardrey wrote the screenplay for They Knew What They Wanted^[5].
• Sidney Howard wrote the screenplay for They Knew What They Wanted^[6].
• They Knew What They Wanted's composer is recorded as Alfred Newman^[7].
• They Knew What They Wanted's genre is romance film^[8].
• They Knew What They Wanted's genre is drama film^[9].
• They Knew What They Wanted's based on is recorded as They Knew What They Wanted^[10].
• A cast member of They Knew What They Wanted was Carole Lombard^[11].
• A cast member of They Knew What They Wanted was Charles Laughton^[12].
• A cast member of They Knew What They Wanted was William Gargan^[13].
• A cast member of They Knew What They Wanted was Harry Carey^[14].
• A cast member of They Knew What They Wanted was Karl Malden^[15].
• A cast member of They Knew What They Wanted was Victor Kilian^[16].
• A cast member of They Knew What They Wanted was Frank Fay^[17].
• They Knew What They Wanted was produced by Erich Pommer^[18].
• They Knew What They Wanted was produced by Harry E. Edington^[19].
• They Knew What They Wanted's production company is recorded as RKO Pictures^[20].
• They Knew What They Wanted's director of photography is recorded as Harry Stradling^[21].
• The original language of They Knew What They Wanted was English^[22].
• They Knew What They Wanted's Commons category is recorded as They Knew What They Wanted (film)^[23].
• They Knew What They Wanted's color is recorded as black-and-white^[24].
• They Knew What They Wanted's country of origin is recorded as United States^[25].
• They Knew What They Wanted was released on January 1, 1940^[26].
• They Knew What They Wanted's distributed by is recorded as RKO Pictures^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Erich Pommer^[18] and Harry E. Edington^[19]. They Knew What They Wanted was directed by Garson Kanin^[4]. Screenwriters include Robert Ardrey^[5] and Sidney Howard^[6]. Cast members include Carole Lombard^[11], Charles Laughton^[12], William Gargan^[13], Harry Carey^[14], Karl Malden^[15], and Victor Kilian^[16].

Publication

They Knew What They Wanted was published on January 1, 1940^[26]. The original language of it was English^[22]. Genres include romance film^[8] and drama film^[9].

Why It Matters

They Knew What They Wanted has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]