The Farmer's Wife

The Farmer's Wife

1941
1h 21m
6.0

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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Quick Facts

Release Date April 20, 1941
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0033590

Cast

Basil Sydney
Basil Sydney

Samuel Sweetland

Wilfrid Lawson
Wilfrid Lawson

Churdles Ash

Nora Swinburne
Nora Swinburne

Araminta Grey

Patricia Roc
Patricia Roc

Sibley

Michael Wilding
Michael Wilding

Richard Coaker

Bunty Payne
Bunty Payne

Petronell

Enid Stamp-Taylor
Enid Stamp-Taylor

Mary Hearne

Betty Warren
Betty Warren

Louisa Windeatt

Viola Lyel
Viola Lyel

Thirza Tapper

Edward Rigby
Edward Rigby

Tom Gurney

Kenneth Griffith
Kenneth Griffith

George Smerdon

A. Bromley Davenport
A. Bromley Davenport

Henry Coaker

Key Crew

Norman Lee
Director
Leslie Arliss
Writer
J.E. Hunter
Writer
Leslie Arliss
Director
Norman Lee
Writer