The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

60 mins | Comedy | March 29, 1940

Broadway producer Nickie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor for their next show who insists that they cast his ex-girlfriend, Clarice Sheldon, in the lead role and rehearse out of town. The crew set up on a family farm, and all is well until the leading man falls for the farmer's daughter, Patience Bingham. When flighty starlet Sheldon finds out he has a new girlfriend, she takes off, leaving North and Trimble to find a new leading lady.

The Farmer's Daughter

60 mins | Comedy | March 29, 1940

The Farmer's Daughter
Broadway producer Nickie North and press agent Scoop Trimble find an investor for their next show who insists that they cast his ex-girlfriend, Clarice Sheldon, in the lead role and rehearse out of town. The crew set up on a family farm, and all is well until the leading man falls for the farmer's daughter, Patience Bingham. When flighty starlet Sheldon finds out he has a new girlfriend, she takes off, leaving North and Trimble to find a new leading lady.
Producers Paramount
Original title The Farmer's Daughter
Directors Roland Asher, James P. Hogan
Writers Delmer Daves, Lewis R. Foster

Cast

Martha Raye

as Patience Bingham

Charles Ruggles

as Nickie North

Richard Denning

as Dennis Crane

Gertrude Michael

as Clarice Sheldon

William Frawley

as Scoop Trimble

William Demarest

as Victor Walsh

Inez Courtney

as Emily French

Ann Shoemaker

as Mrs. Bingham

Darryl Hickman

as Billy Bingham

Etta McDaniel

as Anna

Benny Baker

as Monk Gordon

Sheila Ryan

as Dorinda

Jack Norton

as Shimmy Conway

John Hartley

as Barney Bingham