Crisis (1950 film)
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Academy Award Music (Original Score) 1941 · Nominated
Academy Award Sound Recording 1941 · Nominated
Award nominations Richard Hageman was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score , while Jack Whitney was in contention for Best Sound Recording . [1]
Colonial Virginia farmer Matt Howard (Cary Grant) wants to travel to the dangerous Ohio frontier to claim land, but his well-meaning friend Thomas Jefferson (Richard Carlson) convinces him to stay, even playing matchmaker between Matt and wealthy socialite Jane Peyton (Martha Scott).
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- Drama, History, War
- Frank Lloyd
- 1940-09-19
THE HOWARDS OF VIRGINIA is based on the novel THE TREE OF LIBERTY, written by Elizabeth Page. This is Cary Grant's 37th film and his third film released in 1940, the others being HIS GIRL FRIDAY and MY FAVORITE WIFE.
The Howards of Virginia is a 1940 American drama movie directed by Frank Lloyd and was based on the 1939 novel The Tree of Liberty by Elizabeth Page. It stars Cary Grant , Martha Scott , Sir Cedric Hardwicke , Irving Bacon , Richard Carlson , Rita Quigley , Alan Marshal and was distributed by Columbia Pictures .
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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.
The Howards of Virginia is a 1940 American drama war film directed by Frank Lloyd, released by Columbia Pictures, and based on the book The Tree of Liberty written by Elizabeth Page.
