The Farmer's Wife (1941)

The Farmer's Wife (1941)

1941-04-20 81 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Basil Sydney is Samuel Sweetland
Samuel Sweetland
Wilfrid Lawson is Churdles Ash
Churdles Ash
Nora Swinburne is Araminta Grey
Araminta Grey
Patricia Roc is Sibley
Sibley
Michael Wilding is Richard Coaker
Richard Coaker
Bunty Payne is Petronell
Petronell
Enid Stamp-Taylor is Mary Hearne
Mary Hearne
Betty Warren is Louisa Windeatt
Louisa Windeatt
Viola Lyel is Thirza Tapper
Thirza Tapper
Edward Rigby is Tom Gurney
Tom Gurney
Kenneth Griffith is George Smerdon
George Smerdon
A. Bromley Davenport is Henry Coaker
Henry Coaker

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