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4 January 1930 (USA)
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After his daughter weds, a middle-aged widower with a profitable farm decides to remarry but finds choosing a suitable mate a problematic process. full summary | add synopsis
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Trouble and Strife to come to the Farmer
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(Complete credited cast) | Jameson Thomas | ... | Samuel Sweetland |
| Lillian Hall-Davis | ... | Araminta Dench, his Housekeeper |
| Gordon Harker | ... | Churdles Ash: his Handyman |
| Gibb McLaughlin | ... | Henry Coaker |
| Maud Gill | ... | Thirza Tapper |
| Louie Pounds | ... | Widow Windeatt |
| Olga Slade | ... | Mary Hearn: Postmistress |
| Ruth Maitland | ... | Mercy Bassett |
| Antonia Brough | ... | Susan |
| Haward Watts | ... | Dick Coaker |
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USA:129 min | UK:100 min
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Continuity: When Mary Hearn has her last round of hysterics, the glass in front of her vanishes in between shots.
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Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for The Farmer's Wife (1928)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Longer than it needed to be | mcrawford-4 |
| Gordon Harker is a hoot | Avalon123 |
| One of the funniest and sweetest films I've ever seen | sawakatoome |
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I saw this years ago, enjoyed but forgot about it. On retrospect it seems a very long drawn out 96 minute comedy film with a flimsy plot, even so I wonder what a 129 minute version would be like.
Jameson Thomas plays thicko widower farmer who can't see beyond the end of his nose when it comes to looking to honour a woman by marrying him. It's obvious from the first reel what the story will be and the eventual conclusion, but for all that it's still well worth watching. Some of the outdoor shots are delightful, portraying the English countryside impressionistically, the indoor usually portray people in the throes of pigging themselves within slapstick routines. The farmers' handyman Gordon Harker was even stranger than his master, with make up absolutely caked on his face for some reason.
Altogether, a nice little film, totally inconsequential but with some nice touches from Hitch and fluid camera movements, all helping maintain interest.