The Farmer's Wife

6.0
19411h 21m

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

Photo of Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney

Samuel Sweetland

Photo of Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson

Churdles Ash

Photo of Nora Swinburne

Nora Swinburne

Araminta Grey

Photo of Michael Wilding

Michael Wilding

Richard Coaker

Photo of Betty Warren

Betty Warren

Louisa Windeatt

Photo of Viola Lyel

Viola Lyel

Thirza Tapper

Photo of Edward Rigby

Edward Rigby

Tom Gurney

Photo of Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

George Smerdon

Photo of James Harcourt

James Harcourt

Valiant Dunnybrigg

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