Widecombe Fair is a 1928 British silent comedy drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring William Freshman, Marguerite Allan, Moore Marriott and Judd Green. The screenplay concerns a farmer who is able to save his farm when he digs up buried treasure. The film's plot was adapted from a 1913 novel by Eden Phillpotts, loosely based on the popular folk song "Widecombe Fair".
Cast
William Freshman as The Lover
Marguerite Allan as The Daughter
Wyndham Standing as The Squire
Violet Hopson as The Widow
Moore Marriott as Uncle Tom Cobleigh
George Cooper as The Farmer
Aubrey Fitzgerald as The Bailiff
Eva Llewellyn as The Wife
Judd Green as The Landlord
Bibliography
Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971. Wood, Linda. British Films 1927-1939. BFI, 1986.
References
External links
Widecombe Fair on the BFI Player (UK only)