Movielogr
The Harvester (1936)
Directed by Joseph Santley
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.
Rated NR | Length 65 minutes
Actors
Alice Brady | Russell Hardie | Ann Rutherford | Frank Craven | Cora Sue Collins | Emma Dunn | Joyce Compton | Edward Nugent | Roy Atwell | Spencer Charters | Russell Simpson | Phyllis Fraser | Fern Emmett | Burr Caruth | Lucille Ward | Harry Bowen | Grace Hayle