The Howards of Virginia
The Vivid Drama Of A Nation's Birth !
1940 · 1h 56m · Approved
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Frank Lloyd
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.
Director and cast
- Frank Lloyd Director
- Cary Grant as Matt Howard
- Martha Scott as Jane Peyton-Howard
- Cedric Hardwicke as Fleetwood Peyton
- Alan Marshal as Roger Peyton
- Richard Carlson as Thomas Jefferson
- Paul Kelly as Capt. Jabez Allen
- Irving Bacon as Tom Norton
- Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Clarissa
- Anne Revere as Mrs. Betsy Norton
- Tom Drake as James Howard at 16
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