The Howards of Virginia (1940)

6.8/10 116 min Drama History War

Overview

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.

Cast

Cary Grant

Matt Howard

Martha Scott

Jane Peyton-Howard

Cedric Hardwicke

Fleetwood Peyton

Alan Marshal

Roger Peyton

Richard Carlson

Thomas Jefferson

Paul Kelly

Capt. Jabez Allen

Irving Bacon

Tom Norton

Elisabeth Risdon

Aunt Clarissa

Anne Revere

Mrs. Betsy Norton

Tom Drake

James Howard at 16

Phil Taylor

Peyton Howard at 18

Libby Taylor

Dicey

Richard Gaines

Patrick Henry

George Houston

George Washington

Ralph Byrd

James Howard

Dickie Jones

Matt Howard at 12

Buster Phelps

Thomas Jefferson at 11

Wade Boteler

Uncle Reuben

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