The Harvester

Story

Synopsis

In a small town in Indiana in the 1890s, the domineering and ambitious Mrs. Biddle arranges a marriage between her spoiled daughter Thelma and the town's prize catch, harvester David Langston, who is wedded to the soil. David is friends with orphan Ruth Jameson and, although she is in love with him, he eventually gives in to the machinations of Mrs. Biddle and consents to marry Thelma. Meanwhile, technological advances come to town, including its first gasoline buggy, galvanic battery, and metal bathtub fitted with running water. When Mrs. Biddle tries to convince David to give up the farming life and join her husband in real estate, Mr. Biddle, hen-pecked and dissatisfied with city life, warns David against selling his farm.

Director

Joseph Santley

Writers

Gene Stratton-Porter, Homer Croy, Gertrude Orr

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

18 April 1936

Ensemble

Cast

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  Alice Brady

  Mrs. Biddle

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  Russell Hardie

  David Langston

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  Ann Rutherford

  Ruth Jameson

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  Frank Craven

  Mr. Biddle

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  Cora Sue Collins

  Naomi Jameson

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  Emma Dunn

  Granny Moreland

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  Joyce Compton

  Thelma Biddle

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  Edward Nugent

  Bert Munroe

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  Roy Atwell

  Jake Eben

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  Spencer Charters

  Stubby Pratt

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  Russell Simpson

  Abner Prewett

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  Phyllis Fraser

  Gladys