---
title: 'The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Henry Levin'
released: '1953-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 81
genres:
  - 'Music'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-farmer-takes-a-wife-1953'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045752/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)

1953 · 81 min · Music, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

The Farmer Takes a Wife is a 1953 Technicolor musical comedy film starring Betty Grable and Dale Robertson. The picture is a remake of the 1935 film of the same name which starred Janet Gaynor and Henry Fonda. Grable and Dale Robertson first appeared together in the movie Call Me Mister (1951).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Henry Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-levin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur E. Arling](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-e-arling)
- **Editor:** [Louis R. Loeffler](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-r-loeffler)

## Cast

- [Emile Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/emile-meyer)
- [Kathleen Crowley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-crowley)
- [Mort Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/mort-mills)
- [Merry Anders](https://cinepixo.com/people/merry-anders)
- [Gwen Verdon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gwen-verdon)
- [Kermit Maynard](https://cinepixo.com/people/kermit-maynard)
- [Robert Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-adler)
- [Dale Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-robertson)
- [Ruth Hall](https://cinepixo.com/people/ruth-hall)
- [John Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carroll)
- [Betty Grable](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-grable)
- [Lee Phelps](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-phelps)
- [Thelma Ritter](https://cinepixo.com/people/thelma-ritter)
- [Julie Newmar](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-newmar)

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