The Harvester
movie
Released April 18, 1936
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
Alice Brady
as
Mrs. Biddle
Russell Hardie
as
David Langston
Ann Rutherford
as
Ruth Jameson
Frank Craven
as
Mr. Biddle
Cora Sue Collins
as
Naomi Jameson
Emma Dunn
as
Granny Moreland
Joyce Compton
as
Thelma Biddle
Edward Nugent
as
Bert Munroe
Roy Atwell
as
Jake Eben
Spencer Charters
as
Stubby Pratt
Russell Simpson
as
Abner Prewett
Phyllis Fraser
as
Gladys
