The Howards of Virginia (1940)

The Howards of Virginia: Directed by Frank Lloyd. With Cary Grant, Martha Scott, Cedric Hardwicke, Alan Marshal. 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.

“I love Cary Grant and thatu0026#39;s the only reason I kept watching this movie. It felt like it was about four hours long.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile the story itself was pretty solid, the execution was very poor. Grantu0026#39;s accent wasnu0026#39;t consistent at all (it was there, and then gone, then Irish, then English, then gone again, etc.) and neither he nor his wife appeared to age (despite the movie taking place over 20 years). I also felt some of the major characters (like his brother-in-law) were too one dimensional. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m a huge classic movie buff (and Cary Grant buff) so Iu0026#39;m glad I watched the movie, but itu0026#39;s not on my list to watch again. Unless I have insomnia.”