Watch The Farmer's Wife (1941) Online

Eden Philpotts' "provincial" comic novel and play The Farmer's Wife was first filmed in the silent era by Alfred Hitchcock. The 1940 talkie version was directed by Leslie Arliss, son of stage star George Arliss. The story remained the same: A middle-aged widower attempts to select a wife from his rural district's eligible females (Basil Sydney). Three unsuccessful dalliances later, the farmer settles for his housekeeper, whom the audience has been rooting for all along. The Farmer's Wife is a prime example of the sort of fare that struck a proper chord with British filmgoers, but whose appeal would be lost to any other nationality. Read More

Watch The Farmer's Wife online. Featuring Basil Sydney and Wilfrid Lawson, The Farmer's Wife is classified as Drama genre movie with an average rating across the web of 6. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was released on 1941. The Farmer's Wife was directed by Gilbert Gunn,Norman Lee. Read Less