The Harvester

The Harvester

NR 1936 · 65 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy

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.

Directed by Joseph Santley · Written by Gertrude Orr

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Alice Brady Mrs. Biddle
Russell Hardie David Langston
Ann Rutherford Ruth Jameson
Frank Craven Mr. Biddle
Cora Sue Collins Naomi Jameson
Emma Dunn Granny Moreland
Joyce Compton Thelma Biddle
Edward Nugent Bert Munroe
Roy Atwell Jake Eben
Spencer Charters Stubby Pratt
Russell Simpson Abner Prewett
Phyllis Fraser Gladys

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