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The Farmer's Wife is a 1941 British comedy drama film directed by Norman Lee and Leslie Arliss and starring Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson and Nora Swinburne. It is based on the play The Farmer's Wife by Eden Phillpotts which had previously been adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for a 1928 film of the same name .
The Farmer's Wife: Directed by Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee. With Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne, Patricia Roc. After his daughter weds, a middle-aged widower with a profitable farm decides to remarry but finds choosing a suitable mate a problematic process.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee
- 1941-04-19
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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.
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.
- Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee
Year: 1941. Original title: The Farmer's Wife. Synopsis: After his daughter weds, a middle-aged widower with a profitable farm decides to remarry but finds choosing a suitable mate a problematic process.You can watch The Farmer's Wife through on the platforms:
1941 United Kingdom Directed by Norman Lee, Leslie Arliss Written by Norman Lee, Leslie Arliss, J.E. Hunter Featuring Basil Sydney, Bunty Payne, Patricia Roc Running time 82 minutes
