The Farmer's Wife

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 20, 1941

Original language

English

Cast

Bunty Payne,Michael Wilding,James Harcourt,Betty Warren,Mark Daly,Wilfrid Lawson,Edward Rigby,Jimmy Godden,Enid Stamp-Taylor,Nora Swinburneand 7 more

Director

Leslie Arliss,Norman Lee

Writer

Leslie Arliss,J.E. Hunter,Eden Phillpotts,Norman Lee

Cinematography

Claude Friese-Greene

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0033590