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The Farmer's Wife (1941)
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.
Updated Sep 20 2016
Cast
Basil Sydney
Samuel Sweetland
Nora Swinburne
Araminta Grey
Wilfrid Lawson
Churdles Ash
Betty Warren
Louisa Windeatt
Patricia Roc
Sibley
Enid Stamp-Taylor
Mary Hearne
Bunty Payne
Petronell
Crew
Leslie Arliss
Director
Leslie Arliss
Writer
Norman Lee
Director
Norman Lee
Writer
J.E. Hunter
Writer
Eden Phillpotts
Theatre Play
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