The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

116 mins | Drama, War, History | Sept. 19, 1940

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.

The Howards of Virginia

116 mins | Drama, War, History | Sept. 19, 1940

The Howards of Virginia
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The Howards of Virginia
Directors Frank Lloyd
Writers Elizabeth Page, Sidney Buchman

Cast

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

Phil Taylor

as Peyton Howard at 18

Rita Quigley

as Mary Howard at 17

Libby Taylor

as Dicey

Richard Gaines

as Patrick Henry

George Houston

as George Washington

Ralph Byrd

as James Howard

Dickie Jones

as Matt Howard at 12

Buster Phelps

as Thomas Jefferson at 11

Wade Boteler

as Uncle Reuben

Mary Field

as Susan Howard

Roy Gordon

as Col. Jefferson

Charles Francis

as Mr. Douglas

Peter Cushing

as Leslie Stephens

John Gallaudet

as Backwoodsman (uncredited)

J. Anthony Hughes

as Tidewater Representative (uncredited)

Alan Ladd

as Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Terry Moore

as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)

Jason Robards Sr.

as Backwoodsman (uncredited)

Dan White

as Will (uncredited)

Conrad Binyon

as Neighbor Boy

Lane Chandler

as Major

Vernon Downing

as John Walker

Eddie Dunn

as Dunkel

Sarah Edwards

as Neighbor Girl

Tom Fadden

as Backwoodsman

Joe Farey

as Dunkel

Leon Farey

as Dunkel

Jesse Graves

as Robert

June Hedin

as Young Mary Howard

Leyland Hodgson

as British Officer

Brandon Hurst

as Wilton

Olaf Hytten

as Witt

Boyd Irwin

as Speaker of the House of Burgess

Claude King

as Governor of Virginia

Richard Lyon

as Young Peyton Howard

Virginia Sale

as Neighbor Girl

Pat Somerset

as Backwoodsman

Rafael Alcayde

as Lafayette

Emmett Vogan

as Representative

Eddy Waller

as Patriot Scout

Dick Wessel

as Backwoodsman

James Westerfield

as Backwoodsman