Main title from The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (1). Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson. By Eden Phillpotts

The Farmer’s Wife

(1941)

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| Film | United Kingdom | B&W | Comedy, Drama | 1h 21min
| Stars: Basil Sydney, Bunty Payne, Patricia Roc | Directors: Leslie Arliss, Norman Lee

A farmer seeks a wife and after three disappointments settles for his housekeeper

Cast

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Photograph from Talk of the Devil (1936) (1) featuring Basil Sydney
Samuel Sweetland (The Farmer)
Bunty Payne
Petronell (His Daughters)
British actress Patricia Roc strikes a sexy pose in a publicity shot for Jassy (1947).
Sibley (His Daughters)
British actor Michael Wilding wears a jacket and tie
Richard Coaker (Their Suitors)
Kenneth Griffith
George Smerdon (Their Suitors)
Photograph of English actress, Nora Swinburne (1)
Araminta (The Housekeeper)
Wilfrid Lawson
Churdles Ash (Handyman)
Betty Warren
Louisa Windeatt (The Widow)
Viola Lyel
Thirza Tapper (The Spinster)
Publicity shot for British actress, Enid Stamp-Taylor
Mary Hearne (The Barmaid)
Edward Rigby
Tom Gurney (Villagers)
A Bromley Davenport
Henry Coaker (Villagers)
James Harcourt
Valiant Dunnybrigg (Villagers)
John Salew
Dr Rundle (Villagers)
Hilda Bayley
Mrs Rundle (Villagers)
Mark Daly
P C Chave
Jimmy Godden
Sergeant
Patrick Ludlow
Curate
David Keir
Auctioneer
Davina Craig
Susie
Gilbert Gunn
Pub Pianist
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Pictures

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Main title from The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (7). Mark Daly, Jimmy Godden, Patrick Ludlow, David Keir, Davina Craig, Gilbert Gunn
Main title from The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (6). Betty Warren, Viola Lyel, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Edward Rigby, A Bromley Davenport, James Harcourt, John Salew, Hilda Bayley
Main title from The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (5). Basil Sydney, Bunty Payne, Patricia Roc, Michael Wilding, Kenneth Griffith, Nora Swinburne, Wilfrid Lawson
Main title from The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (4)
Main title from The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (3)
Main title from The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (2). Directed by Norman Lee and Leslie Arliss
Main title from The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (1). Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson. By Eden Phillpotts
Poster for The Farmer’s Wife (1941) (1)

Production

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Leslie Arliss
Director / Writer (play)
Norman Lee
Director / Writer (play)
Walter C Mycroft
Producer
J E Hunter
Writer
Eden Phillpotts
Writer

Companies

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Pathé Pictures Ltd.
Distribution company