The Farmer Takes a Wife

The Farmer Takes a Wife

1935 · 91 min · ★ 6.2 · Comedy, Romance

A farmer tries to convince a girl to leave her life on a canal boat to live with him on his farm.

Directed by Victor Fleming · Written by Edwin J. Burke

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