The Howards of Virginia

thumb The Howards of Virginia is a 1940 film about a family that lives through the American Revolutionary War. Directed by Frank Lloyd. Written by Sidney Buchman, based on the 1939 novel The Tree of Liberty by Elizabeth Page. Their Story is the Story of America!  (taglines) Jane Howard Go show them what we have built in the wilderness. Dialogue Patrick Henry: Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell; and George the Third — Speaker: Treason! Patrick Henry: — may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it. Taglines Their Story is the Story of America! One of the Most Memorable Screen Adventures of Our Generation! Cast Cary Grant — Matt Howard Martha Scott — Jane Peyton Howard Cedric Hardwicke — Fleetwood Peyton Alan Marshal — Roger Peyton Richard Carlson — Thomas Jefferson Paul Kelly — Captain Jabez Allen Irving Bacon — Tom Norton Elisabeth Risdon — Aunt Clarissa Anne Revere — Mrs. Betsy Norton Libby Taylor — Dicey Richard Gaines — Patrick Henry George Houston — George Washington Ralph Byrd — James Howard Wade Boteler — Uncle Reuben Mary Field — Susan Howard R. Wells Gordon — Colonel Jefferson Charles Francis — Mr. Douglas Burton McEvilly — Alexander Hamilton External links 0032612 The Howards of Virginia howards_of_virginia The Howards of Virginia 23748 The Howards of Virginia Category:1940 American films Category:American Revolutionary War films Category:Films based on American novels Category:American western (genre) films Category:Films set in Virginia Category:1940 English-language films Category:Screenplays by Sidney Buchman