The Harvester (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.
Director: Joseph Santley
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Alice Brady as Mrs. Biddle |
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Russell Hardie as David Langston |
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Ann Rutherford as Ruth Jameson |
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Frank Craven as Mr. Biddle |
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Cora Sue Collins as Naomi Jameson |
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Emma Dunn as Granny Moreland |
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Joyce Compton as Thelma Biddle |
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Edward Nugent as Bert Munroe |
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Roy Atwell as Jake Eben |
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Spencer Charters as Stubby Pratt |
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Russell Simpson as Abner Prewett |
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Phyllis Fraser as Gladys |
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Fern Emmett as Miss Sophronia |
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Burr Caruth as Dr. Carey |
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Lucille Ward as Mrs. Griggs |
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Harry Bowen as Carl |
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Grace Hayle as Mrs. Kramer |
| Directing | Joseph Santley | Director |
| Writing | Homer Croy | Writer |
| Writing | Robert Lee Johnson | Writer |
| Writing | Elizabeth Meehan | Writer |
| Writing | Gertrude Orr | Writer |
| Production | Nat Levine | Producer |
| Camera | Reggie Lanning | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gene Stratton-Porter | Novel |
