The Howards of Virginia (1940)

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1h 56min | Drama, History, War | Sep 19, 1940 | Released

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

Producer:

Writer(s): Sidney Buchman

Story:

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Cast & Crew

Cast (52 Members)

Leslie Stephens (uncredited)

Matt Howard

Mrs. Betsy Norton

James Westerfield

Backwoodsman

Jane Peyton-Howard

James Howard at 16

Patrick Henry

John Walker

Wilton

Leyland Hodgson

British Officer

Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Tom Norton

Witt

Neighbor Girl (uncredited)

Representative

Col. Jefferson

Lafayette

Backwoodsman

Matt Howard at 12

Richard Carlson

Thomas Jefferson

Roger Peyton

Capt. Jabez Allen

Backwoodsman

Neighbor Girl

Neighbor Girl

Major

Will (uncredited)

Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Elisabeth Risdon

Aunt Clarissa

Cedric Hardwicke

Fleetwood Peyton

Jason Robards Sr.

Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Governor of Virginia

Susan Howard

Patriot Scout

Backwoodsman

Mary Howard at 17

Uncle Reuben

Young Mary Howard

James Howard

Young Peyton Howard

Dunkel

George Washington

Dicey

J. Anthony Hughes

Tidewater Representative (uncredited)

Charles Francis

Mr. Douglas

Thomas Jefferson at 11

Speaker of the House of Burgess

Neighbor Boy

Peyton Howard at 18

Robert

Dunkel

Dunkel

Peter Cushing Leslie Stephens (uncredited)

Cary Grant Matt Howard

Anne Revere Mrs. Betsy Norton

James Westerfield Backwoodsman

Martha Scott Jane Peyton-Howard

Tom Drake James Howard at 16

Richard Gaines Patrick Henry

Vernon Downing John Walker

Brandon Hurst Wilton

Leyland Hodgson British Officer

Alan Ladd Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Irving Bacon Tom Norton

Olaf Hytten Witt

Terry Moore Neighbor Girl (uncredited)

Emmett Vogan Representative

Roy Gordon Col. Jefferson

Rafael Storm Lafayette

Dick Wessel Backwoodsman

Dickie Jones Matt Howard at 12

Richard Carlson Thomas Jefferson

Alan Marshal Roger Peyton

Paul Kelly Capt. Jabez Allen

Tom Fadden Backwoodsman

Sarah Edwards Neighbor Girl

Virginia Sale Neighbor Girl

Lane Chandler Major

Dan White Will (uncredited)

John Gallaudet Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Elisabeth Risdon Aunt Clarissa

Cedric Hardwicke Fleetwood Peyton

Jason Robards Sr. Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Claude King Governor of Virginia

Mary Field Susan Howard

Eddy Waller Patriot Scout

Pat Somerset Backwoodsman

Rita Quigley Mary Howard at 17

Wade Boteler Uncle Reuben

June Hedin Young Mary Howard

Ralph Byrd James Howard

Richard Lyon Young Peyton Howard

Eddie Dunn Dunkel

George Houston George Washington

Libby Taylor Dicey

J. Anthony Hughes Tidewater Representative (uncredited)

Charles Francis Mr. Douglas

Buster Phelps Thomas Jefferson at 11

Boyd Irwin Speaker of the House of Burgess

Conrad Binyon Neighbor Boy

Phil Taylor Peyton Howard at 18

Jesse Graves Robert

Joe Farey Dunkel

Leon Farey Dunkel

Crew (3 Members)

Screenplay

Director

Novel

Sidney Buchman Screenplay

Frank Lloyd Director

Elizabeth Page Novel

Age At Time Of Release

27

36

37

James Westerfield

27

27

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