The Farmer's Wife
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57% Critic Match

The Farmer's Wife

5.7 / 10 1928 1h 52mNR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects.

Cast & Crew

Jameson Thomas

Jameson Thomas

Samuel Sweetland

Lead
LH

Lillian Hall-Davis

Araminta 'Minta' Dench

Gordon Harker

Gordon Harker

Churdles 'Ash' Ash

Gibb McLaughlin

Gibb McLaughlin

Henry Coaker

Maud Gill

Maud Gill

Thirza Tapper

Louie Pounds

Louie Pounds

Louisa Windeatt

Olga Slade

Olga Slade

Mary Hearn

RM

Ruth Maitland

Mercy Bassett

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred Hitchcock's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Farmer's Wife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker