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The Farmer's Wife

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.

Top 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

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.

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