Movie Description
The Farmer's Wife
(1941)Overview
Eden Philpotts' "provincial" comic novel and play The Farmer's Wife was first filmed in the silent era by Alfred Hitchcock. The 1940 talkie version was directed by Leslie Arliss, son of stage star George Arliss. The story remained the same: A middle-aged widower attempts to select a wife from his rural district's eligible females (Basil Sydney). Three unsuccessful dalliances later, the farmer settles for his housekeeper, whom the audience has been rooting for all along. The Farmer's Wife is a prime example of the sort of fare that struck a proper chord with British filmgoers, but whose appeal would be lost to any other nationality.
Featured Crew
- Director : Leslie Arliss,Norman Lee
- Writer : Norman Lee,Leslie Arliss,J.E. Hunter
- Editor : Flora Newton
- Cast : Basil Sydney,Wilfrid Lawson,Nora Swinburne,Patricia Roc,Michael Wilding,Bunty Payne,Enid Stamp-Taylor,Betty Warren,Viola Lyel,Edward Rigby,Kenneth Griffith,A. Bromley Davenport,Jimmy Godden,Gilbert Gunn,James Harcourt,Mark Daly,Davina Whitehouse
Cast
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Mary Hearne
Louisa Windeatt
Thirza Tapper
Tom Gurney
George Smerdon
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Facts
Original TitleThe Farmer's Wife
Status Released
Release Information
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1941-04-20
Original Language
Runtime 01h 21m
Genres
- Drama
