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) 1928 films 1920s English-language films British comedy-drama films British silent feature films Films shot at British International Pictures Studios Films directed by Norman Walker Films set in England Films set in Devon Films based on British novels British black-and-white films 1928 comedy-drama films 1920s British films Silent comedy-drama films