The Farmer's Wife

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Basil Sydney

Samuel Sweetland

Age : 73 | Popularity : 31%

Wilfrid Lawson

Churdles Ash

Age : 66 | Popularity : 17%

Nora Swinburne

Araminta Grey

Age : N/A | Popularity : 9%

Patricia Roc

Sibley

Age : 88 | Popularity : 19%

Michael Wilding

Richard Coaker

Age : 66 | Popularity : 38%

Bunty Payne

Petronell

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Enid Stamp-Taylor

Mary Hearne

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Betty Warren

Louisa Windeatt

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Leslie Arliss Norman Lee
Writing	Writer	Norman Lee Leslie Arliss J.E. Hunter
	Theatre Play	Eden Phillpotts
Camera	Director of Photography	Claude Friese-Greene
Art	Settings	J. Charles Gilbert
Sound	Music	Guy Jones
Editing	Editor	Flora Newton
Production	Production Manager	Hamilton G. Inglis
	Production Director	Walter C. Mycroft
Department	Role	Name

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