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The Farmer's Wife (1928)

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This first film version of Eden Philpotts' play The Farmer's Wife was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The story involves a roughhewn widowed farmer (Samuel Sweetland) in search of a new bride. Every candidate for the "title" proves insufficient, either because they fail to meet the farmer's exacting standards or because they want no part of him. Eventually the farmer realizes that his "perfect" mate has been under his own nose all along. The Farmer's Wife was remade in 1941, with Basil Sydney in the lead. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

G, 1 hr. 37 min.

Drama, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1928 Wide

Cast

Jameson Thomas
Samuel Sweetland
Lilian Hall Davis
Araminta Dench the youn...
Gordon Harker
Churdles Ash the handym...
Maud Gill
Thirza Tapper
Louise Pounds
Widow Windeatt
Olga Slade
Mary Hearn Postmistress
Antonia Brough
Susan
Ruth Maitland
Mercy Bassett
Gibb McLaughlin
Dunnybrigg, Henry Coake...
Howard Watts
Mollie Ellis

Critic Reviews for The Farmer's Wife

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It has been nicely directed with a keen eye for the sunlight and shadows over the winding country roads, and the indoor scenes are always correct as to furnishings.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Mordaunt Hall

New York Times

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Hitchcock disliked the film, but it offers an unusual glimpse of the master before he settled into thrillers. Matters of marriage were always much on Hitchcock's mind.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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The only ordeal bigger than contemplating an empty household is trying to fill it in this fond comedy of humiliation

November 19, 2011 Full Review Source: CinePassion

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

This early Hitchcock silent film (a comedy, no less) is probably only going to be of interest to Hitchcock enthusiasts, and even then they're going to have to be rabidly enthusiastic.

November 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

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I'm more of a fan of the American Silent films I'm afraid to say and there is very little of the Hitchcock he would go on to become here - although some of the special effects are pretty impressive. I'm afraid though that the story is a bit too simple for the 90 minutes + too, of course it's impressive for it's time

December 1, 2011

Anthony Lawrie

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Very expressive. A film I would not have guessed Alfred Hitchcock was capable of making. A silent comedy no less.To my liking, the beginning was a bit choppy, was unable to tell whom was whom, or who these characters were. Somewhere after ten minutes of it, I was able to see clearly who the characters were and

January 9, 2011

Sean Read

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