The Farmer's Wife
1941, English. Directed by Leslie Arliss & Norman Lee.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Leslie ArlissDirector
- Norman LeeDirector
- Basil SydneySamuel Sweetland
- Wilfrid LawsonChurdles Ash
- Nora SwinburneAraminta Grey
- Patricia RocSibley
- Michael WildingRichard Coaker
- Bunty PaynePetronell
- Enid Stamp-TaylorMary Hearne
- Betty WarrenLouisa Windeatt
- Viola LyelThirza Tapper
- Edward RigbyTom Gurney
- Kenneth GriffithGeorge Smerdon
- A. Bromley DavenportHenry Coaker
Details
- Released
- 20 April 1941
- Written by
- Norman Lee, J.E. Hunter, Leslie Arliss
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The Farmer's Wife runs 81 minutes (1h 21m).
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The Farmer's Wife isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 April 1941. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Farmer's Wife?
The Farmer's Wife (1941) was directed by Leslie Arliss and Norman Lee and stars Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson, Nora Swinburne.