The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia

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Directed by Frank Lloyd
Produced by Frank Lloyd
Screenplay by Sidney Buchman
Based on The Tree of Liberty
1939 novel 
by Elizabeth Page
Starring Cary Grant
Martha Scott
Cedric Hardwicke
Music by Richard Hageman
Cinematography Bert Glennon
Edited by Paul Weatherwax
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • September 19, 1940
Running time
122 minutes
Country United States
Language English

The Howards of Virginia is a 1940 film released by Columbia Pictures and based on the book The Tree of Liberty written by Elizabeth Page. The Howards of Virginia live through the American Revolutionary War, with Cary Grant starring as Matt Howard, Martha Scott starring as his wife Jane Peyton Howard, and Alan Marshal and Sir Cedric Hardwicke starring as Jane's brothers Roger and Fleetwood Peyton. Fleetwood Peyton is Jane’s elder brother, the patriarch of his family, and a member of the Tidewater aristocracy. The film includes a look at the young Matt Howard, Thomas Jefferson, and Jane Peyton.

Much of the film was shot at Colonial Williamsburg, much of which had only been recently restored or reconstructed at the time of the production. The Capitol, Raleigh Tavern and Governor's Palace are prominently featured.

Plot summary

Against the backdrop of the events leading up to the American Revolution, Matt Howard (Cary Grant) builds a fine plantation, Albemarle, in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia out of love for his wife (Martha Scott), only to see it crumble under the strain of events and differences in their upbringing.

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References

  1. "The 13th Academy Awards (1941) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-13.

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