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The Howards of Virginia

1940·1h 56m·Approved
DramaWarHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.0/10
1,378 votes

Just prior to the American War of Independence, aristocratic Virginian Jane Peyton marries unsophisticated rustic farmer and surveyor Matt Howard who takes her to his Shenandoah Valley plantation and later goes to war.

The Howards of Virginia is a 1940 drama war movie directed by Frank Lloyd, starring Cary Grant, Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Marshal. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 from 1,378 votes and runs 1h 56m.

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Director
Frank Lloyd
Stars
Cary Grant
Cedric Hardwicke
Alan Marshal
Martha Scott
Details
1940-09-19
116 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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