The Farmer's Wife (Silent)

Starring: Jameson Thomas Director: Alfred Hitchcock

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Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 33 minutes
Video: Black & White
Released: July 20, 1999
Originally Released: 1928
Label: Delta
Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
Packaging: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: Full Frame - 1.33
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Interactive Menus in English, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese

Performers, Cast and Crew:

Starring		Jameson Thomas
Performer:		Gordon Harker & Lillian Hall-Davies
Featured:		Maud Gill, Louise Pounds, Gibb McLaughlin & Olga Slade
Directed by		Alfred Hitchcock

Description by OLDIES.com:

In this dramatic comedy gem, we get a rare glimpse into Hitchcock's silent film era. Farmer Samuel Sweetland, unsuccessful at finding a bride, is secretly loved by devoted housekeeper Davies. The screenplay was written by Hitchcock, based on a play by Eden Philpotts. Includes a newly recorded music score.

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A silent comedy by Hitchcock showcasing fluid camera movements and elaborate emotional visuals, THE FARMER'S WIFE is filmed like a thriller, utilizing photography that suggests a German influence on Hitchcock. This adaptation of a successful play by Eden Phillpotts follows a widower who lives on a farm with his housekeeper and is combing the countryside in search of a wife, blind to the attachment his housekeeper has developed for him.

Plot Synopsis:

Samuel Sweetland (Jameson Thomas) is a condescending farmer who finds himself all alone. His wife has died, and his daughter has just gotten married. To find a new spouse, Sweetland and his housekeeper, Minta (Lillian Hall-Davis), make a list of the women who live nearby, assuming that any one of them would kill to be his bride. But farmer Sweetland is in for a big surprise--and his ego is in for a major bruising--until the lovelorn Sweetland can acknowledge that he is secretly admired by his housekeeper. Gordon Harker gives an amusing performance as the old farmhand in this faithful adaptation of a play by Eden Phillpotts.

Plot Keywords:

Love Story | Romance | Silent | Vintage

Production Notes:

Theatrical release: March 1928.
Filmed on location at Devon and Surrey, England.
When the chief cameraman got sick, Hitchcock took over.
After filming was completed, Hitchcock invited the cast and crew to celebrate at a West End restaurant. As a prank Hitchcock hired actors as waiters with instructions to be rude and insulting.

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Sales Rank: 9,482
UPC: 018111997232
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