The Howards of Virginia (1940)
The Vivid Drama Of A Nation's Birth !
116 min
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.
- Release date
- September 19, 1940
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Richard Hageman
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Cast
- Cary Grant as Matt Howard
- Martha Scott as Jane Peyton-Howard
- Cedric Hardwicke as Fleetwood Peyton
- Alan Marshal as Roger Peyton
- Richard Carlson as Thomas Jefferson
- Paul Kelly as Captain Jabez Allen
- Irving Bacon as Tom Norton
- Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Clarissa
- Anne Revere as Mrs. Norton
- Tom Drake as James Howard at 16
- Rita Quigley as Mary Howard at 17
- Libby Taylor as Dicey
- Richard Gaines as Patrick Henry
- George Houston as George Washington
- Ralph Byrd as James Howard
- Dickie Jones as Matt Howard at 12
- Buster Phelps as Thomas Jefferson at 11
- Wade Boteler as Uncle Reuben
- Mary Field as Susan Howard
- Roy Gordon as Col. Jefferson
- Charles Francis as Mr. Douglas
- Peter Cushing as Leslie Stephens
- John Gallaudet as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
- J. Anthony Hughes as Tidewater Representative (uncredited)
- Terry Moore as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
- Jason Robards Sr. as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
- Dan White as Will (uncredited)
- Conrad Binyon as Neighbor Boy
- Bobby Callahan
Crew
- Frank Lloyd · Director
- Sidney Buchman · Writer
- Elizabeth Page · Writer
- Frank Lloyd · Producer
- Richard Hageman · Composer
- Bert Glennon · Cinematographer
- Paul Weatherwax · Editor