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  • The Howards of Virginia (1940)
  • Approved
    116 min | Drama, History, War
The Howards of Virginia (1940)
Approved
116 min | Drama, History, War

Just prior to the American War of Independence, aristocratic Virginian Jane Peyton marries unsophisticated rustic farmer and surveyor Matt Howard who takes her to his Shenandoah Valley plantation and later goes to war.
Director
Writers
Sidney Buchman (screen play) | Elizabeth Page (novel "The Tree of Liberty")
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Bert Glennon (photographed by)
Editor
Paul Weatherwax (edited by)
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Updated Sep 19, 1940

Release date
Sep 19, 1940 (United States)

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Cast

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63 cast members
Name Known for
Cary Grant
Matt Howard Matt Howard   See fewer
Martha Scott
Jane Peyton-Howard Jane Peyton-Howard   See fewer
Cedric Hardwicke
Fleetwood Peyton (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke) Fleetwood Peyton (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)   See fewer
Alan Marshal
Roger Peyton Roger Peyton   See fewer
Richard Carlson
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson   See fewer
Paul Kelly
Captain Jabez Allen Captain Jabez Allen   See fewer
Irving Bacon
Tom Norton Tom Norton   See fewer
Elisabeth Risdon
Aunt Clarissa (as Elizabeth Risdon) Aunt Clarissa (as Elizabeth Risdon)   See fewer
Anne Revere
Mrs. Norton Mrs. Norton   See fewer
Tom Drake
James Howard at 16 (as Richard Alden) James Howard at 16 (as Richard Alden)   See fewer
Phil Taylor
Peyton Howard at 18 Peyton Howard at 18   See fewer
Rita Quigley
Mary Howard at 17 Mary Howard at 17   See fewer
Richard Gaines
Patrick Henry Patrick Henry   See fewer
George Houston
George Washington George Washington   See fewer
Ralph Byrd
James Howard James Howard   See fewer
Dickie Jones
Matt Howard at 12 Matt Howard at 12   See fewer
Buster Phelps
Tom Jefferson at 11 Tom Jefferson at 11   See fewer
Wade Boteler
Uncle Reuben Uncle Reuben   See fewer
Mary Field
Susan Howard Susan Howard   See fewer
Roy Gordon
Colonel Jefferson (as R. Wells Gordon) Colonel Jefferson (as R. Wells Gordon)   See fewer
Charles Francis
Mr. Douglas Mr. Douglas   See fewer
Rafael Alcayde
Lafayette (uncredited) Lafayette (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Bacon
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Conrad Binyon
Neighbor Boy (uncredited) Neighbor Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
George Boyce
Representative (uncredited) Representative (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Callahan
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Lane Chandler
Major (uncredited) Major (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Cushing
Leslie Stephens (uncredited) Leslie Stephens (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Deery
Representative (uncredited) Representative (uncredited)   See fewer
Vernon Downing
John Walker (uncredited) John Walker (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Dunn
Dunkel (uncredited) Dunkel (uncredited)   See fewer
Sarah Edwards
Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Fadden
Backwoodsman (uncredited) Backwoodsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Farey
Dunkel (uncredited) Dunkel (uncredited)   See fewer
Leon Farey
Dunkel (uncredited) Dunkel (uncredited)   See fewer
John Gallaudet
Backwoodsman (uncredited) Backwoodsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Ralph Gilliam
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Jesse Graves
Robert (uncredited) Robert (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Franklin Harrison
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)   See fewer
June Hedin
Young Mary Howard (uncredited) Young Mary Howard (uncredited)   See fewer
Leyland Hodgson
British Officer (uncredited) British Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Anthony Hughes
Tidewater Representative (uncredited) Tidewater Representative (uncredited)   See fewer
Brandon Hurst
Wilton (uncredited) Wilton (uncredited)   See fewer
Olaf Hytten
Witt (uncredited) Witt (uncredited)   See fewer
Boyd Irwin
Speaker of the House of Burgess (uncredited) Speaker of the House of Burgess (uncredited)   See fewer
Claude King
Governor of Virginia (uncredited) Governor of Virginia (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Ladd
Backwoodsman (uncredited) Backwoodsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Leonard Lawrence
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Lawrence
Representative (uncredited) Representative (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Lyon
Young Peyton Howard (uncredited) Young Peyton Howard (uncredited)   See fewer
Terry Moore
Neighbor Girl (uncredited) Neighbor Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Jason Robards Sr.
Backwoodsman (uncredited) Backwoodsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Sale
Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited)   See fewer
Scott Seaton
Representative (uncredited) Representative (uncredited)   See fewer
Allen D. Sewall
Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat Somerset
Backwoodsman (uncredited) Backwoodsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Emmett Vogan
Representative (uncredited) Representative (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddy Waller
Patriot Scout (uncredited) Patriot Scout (uncredited)   See fewer
Glen Walters
Neighbor (uncredited) Neighbor (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Wessel
Backwoodsman (uncredited) Backwoodsman (uncredited)   See fewer
James Westerfield
Backwoodsman (uncredited) Backwoodsman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan White
Will (uncredited) Will (uncredited)   See fewer
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