The Harvester

The Harvester

65 mins | Comedy | April 18, 1936

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.

The Harvester

65 mins | Comedy | April 18, 1936

The Harvester
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.
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title The Harvester
Directors Joseph Santley
Writers Gene Stratton-Porter, Gertrude Orr, Elizabeth Meehan, Robert Lee Johnson, Homer Croy

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

Fern Emmett

as Miss Sophronia

Burr Caruth

as Dr. Carey

Lucille Ward

as Mrs. Griggs

Harry Bowen

as Carl

Grace Hayle

as Mrs. Kramer