The Howards of Virginia
The Howards of Virginia
Release: 1940-09-19
·Runtime: 116m
·★ 6.5
Drama
History
War
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures
Cast
Roy Gordon
as Col. Jefferson
Jason Robards Sr.
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
Vernon Downing
as John Walker
Paul Kelly
as Capt. Jabez Allen
Alan Ladd
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
Elisabeth Risdon
as Aunt Clarissa
John Gallaudet
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
Sarah Edwards
as Neighbor Girl
Pat Somerset
as Backwoodsman
Boyd Irwin
as Speaker of the House of Burgess
Cary Grant
as Matt Howard
George Houston
as George Washington
Virginia Sale
as Neighbor Girl
James Westerfield
as Backwoodsman
Irving Bacon
as Tom Norton
Phil Taylor
as Peyton Howard at 18
Olaf Hytten
as Witt
Eddy Waller
as Patriot Scout
Anne Revere
as Mrs. Betsy Norton
Richard Lyon
as Young Peyton Howard
Libby Taylor
as Dicey
Brandon Hurst
as Wilton
Emmett Vogan
as Representative
Ralph Byrd
as James Howard
Buster Phelps
as Thomas Jefferson at 11
Peter Cushing
as Leslie Stephens
Jesse Graves
as Robert
Claude King
as Governor of Virginia
Dick Wessel
as Backwoodsman
Richard Carlson
as Thomas Jefferson
Richard Gaines
as Patrick Henry
Terry Moore
as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Martha Scott
as Jane Peyton-Howard
Tom Drake
as James Howard at 16
Dickie Jones
as Matt Howard at 12
Dan White
as Will (uncredited)
Eddie Dunn
as Dunkel
Leyland Hodgson
as British Officer
Wade Boteler
as Uncle Reuben
Lane Chandler
as Major
Tom Fadden
as Backwoodsman
Rafael Alcayde
as Lafayette
Alan Marshal
as Roger Peyton
J. Anthony Hughes
as Tidewater Representative (uncredited)
Cedric Hardwicke
as Fleetwood Peyton
