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The Howards of Virginia
“The Vivid Drama Of A Nation's Birth !”
6.8 / 10• 1940• 1h 56m•NR• English
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Storyline
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 & Crew
Cary Grant
Matt Howard
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Frank Lloyd's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Howards of Virginia is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
