The Farmer's Wife (1928)
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Genre
- silent film, romantic comedy
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h 09m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 87 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widowed farmer decides he needs a new wife and starts interviewing local candidates. The film follows his clumsy and comedic attempts to find a suitable partner.
lightheartedwhimsicalcharmingplayfulbrisk-pacedquietly humorousdated
What happens
The Farmer's Wife is a 1928 British silent romantic comedy film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jameson Thomas, Lillian Hall-Davis and Gordon Harker. It is adapted from a 1916 play of the same name by British novelist, poet and playwright Eden Phillpotts, best known for a series of novels based on Dartmoor, in Devon. The Farmer's Wife is produced by British International Pictures at Elstree studios. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilfred Arnold. The film was remade as a 1941 film The Farmer's Wife directed by Leslie Arliss. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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