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The Farmer's Wife

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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.

Directed byLeslie Arliss, Norman Lee

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 21m
Language
EN
Released
April 20, 1941

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

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

Creative team
Directed by
Leslie Arliss
Norman Lee
Written by
Norman Lee
J.E. Hunter

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