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