The Howards of Virginia

The Vivid Drama Of A Nation's Birth !

Duration: 116 min
Release date: 1940-09-19
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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.

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The Howards of Virginia

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Cary Grant
Cary Grant
as Matt Howard
Martha Scott
Martha Scott
as Jane Peyton-Howard
Cedric Hardwicke
Cedric Hardwicke
as Fleetwood Peyton
Alan Marshal
Alan Marshal
as Roger Peyton
Richard Carlson
Richard Carlson
as Thomas Jefferson
Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly
as Capt. Jabez Allen
Irving Bacon
Irving Bacon
as Tom Norton
Elisabeth Risdon
Elisabeth Risdon
as Aunt Clarissa
Anne Revere
Anne Revere
as Mrs. Betsy Norton
Tom Drake
Tom Drake
as James Howard at 16
Phil Taylor
Phil Taylor
as Peyton Howard at 18
Rita Quigley
Rita Quigley
as Mary Howard at 17
Libby Taylor
Libby Taylor
as Dicey
Richard Gaines
Richard Gaines
as Patrick Henry
George Houston
George Houston
as George Washington
Ralph Byrd
Ralph Byrd
as James Howard
Dickie Jones
Dickie Jones
as Matt Howard at 12
Buster Phelps
Buster Phelps
as Thomas Jefferson at 11
Wade Boteler
Wade Boteler
as Uncle Reuben
Mary Field
Mary Field
as Susan Howard
Roy Gordon
Roy Gordon
as Col. Jefferson
Charles Francis
Charles Francis
as Mr. Douglas
Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing
as Leslie Stephens
John Gallaudet
John Gallaudet
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
J. Anthony Hughes
as Tidewater Representative (uncredited)
Terry Moore
Terry Moore
as Neighbor Girl (uncredited)
Jason Robards Sr.
Jason Robards Sr.
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
Dan White
Dan White
as Will (uncredited)
Conrad Binyon
Conrad Binyon
as Neighbor Boy
Bobby Callahan
Bobby Callahan
as
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler
as Major
Vernon Downing
Vernon Downing
as John Walker
Eddie Dunn
Eddie Dunn
as Dunkel
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards
as Neighbor Girl
Tom Fadden
Tom Fadden
as Backwoodsman
Joe Farey
Joe Farey
as Dunkel
Leon Farey
Leon Farey
as Dunkel
Ralph Gilliam
Ralph Gilliam
as
Jesse Graves
Jesse Graves
as Robert
J. Franklin Harrison
J. Franklin Harrison
as
June Hedin
June Hedin
as Young Mary Howard
Leyland Hodgson
Leyland Hodgson
as British Officer
Brandon Hurst
Brandon Hurst
as Wilton
Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten
as Witt
Boyd Irwin
Boyd Irwin
as Speaker of the House of Burgess
Claude King
Claude King
as Governor of Virginia
Leonard Lawrence
Leonard Lawrence
as
Richard Lyon
Richard Lyon
as Young Peyton Howard
Virginia Sale
Virginia Sale
as Neighbor Girl
Pat Somerset
Pat Somerset
as Backwoodsman
Rafael Alcayde
Rafael Alcayde
as Lafayette
Emmett Vogan
Emmett Vogan
as Representative
Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller
as Patriot Scout
Dick Wessel
Dick Wessel
as Backwoodsman
James Westerfield
James Westerfield
as Backwoodsman
Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd
as Backwoodsman (uncredited)
George Boyce
George Boyce
as Representative
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