The Farmer’s Wife

In this charming rustic comedy, a middle-aged widower decides to remarry after the marriages of his daughters. To find an eligible mate, he enlists his faithful housekeeper to draw up a list. Every candidate for the "title" proves insufficient, because they fail to meet the farmer's exacting standards. He later finds out that choosing a suitable mate is a problematic process. The bumbling search of the widower refracts Hitchcock’s own timidity around women. Use of long takes and party scenes featuring meticulous choreography demonstrates the director’s genius.