The Farmer's Wife (1941)
- Starring:
- Basil Sydney, Wilfred Lawson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Norman Lee, Leslie Arliss, (more)
Synopsis of 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. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Farmer's Wife
- Basil Sydney - Samuel Sweetland
- Patricia Roc - Sibley
- Kenneth Griffith - George Smerdon
- Betty Warren - Louisa Windeatt
- Edward Rigby - Tom Gurney
- Mark Daly - P.C. Chave
- Jimmy Godden - Sergeant
- Gilbert Gunn - Pianist
- Wilfred Lawson - Churdles Ash
- Michael Wilding, Sr. - Richard Coaker
- Nora Swinburne - Araminta Grey
- Viola Lyel - Thirza Tapper
- James Harcourt - Valiant Dunnybrigg
- Davina Craig - Susie
- Enid Stamp Taylor - Mary Hearne
- Bromley Davenport - Henry Coaker
- Director(s):
- Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee
- Writer(s):
- J.E. Hunter, Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee
- Producer(s):
- Walter Mycroft
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