The Howards of Virginia (1940)
The Vivid Drama Of A Nation's Birth !
1940 · NR · 1h 56m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.
Director: Frank Lloyd
Writers: Elizabeth Page, Sidney Buchman
Music by: Richard Hageman
Cinematography: Bert Glennon
Editor: Paul Weatherwax
Cast
Cary Grant as Matt HowardMartha Scott as Jane Peyton-HowardCedric Hardwicke as Fleetwood PeytonAlan Marshal as Roger PeytonRichard Carlson as Thomas JeffersonPaul Kelly as Capt. Jabez AllenIrving Bacon as Tom NortonElisabeth Risdon as Aunt ClarissaAnne Revere as Mrs. Betsy NortonTom Drake as James Howard at 16Phil Taylor as Peyton Howard at 18Rita Quigley as Mary Howard at 17More like this
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