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The Howards of Virginia

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The Howards of Virginia

The Vivid Drama Of A Nation's Birth !

6.6

1h 56m

1940

“The Vivid Drama Of A Nation's Birth !”

Synopsis

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

DramaHistoryWar

governmentsurveyorvirginian

Cast & Crew

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

as Matt Howard

Martha Scott

Martha Scott

as Jane Peyton-Howard

Cedric Hardwicke

Cedric Hardwicke

as Fleetwood Peyton

Alan Marshal

Alan Marshal

as Roger Peyton

Richard Carlson

Richard Carlson

as Thomas Jefferson

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

as Capt. Jabez Allen

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

as Tom Norton

Elisabeth Risdon

Elisabeth Risdon

as Aunt Clarissa

Anne Revere

Anne Revere

as Mrs. Betsy Norton

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