The Harvester
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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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Cast
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Alice Brady
Mrs. Biddle
Known for
My Man Godfrey
Young Mr. Lincoln
Russell Hardie
David Langston
Known for
Fail Safe
Ann Rutherford
Ruth Jameson
Known for
Gone with the Wind
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Frank Craven
Mr. Biddle
Known for
Son of Dracula
In This Our Life
Cora Sue Collins
Naomi Jameson
Known for
Anna Karenina
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Emma Dunn
Granny Moreland
Known for
The Great Dictator
Son of Frankenstein
Joyce Compton
Thelma Biddle
Known for
The Awful Truth
Christmas in Connecticut
Edward Nugent
Bert Munroe
Known for
42nd Street
Night Nurse
Roy Atwell
Jake Eben
Also in
People Are Funny
Souls for Sale
Spencer Charters
Stubby Pratt
Known for
The Raven
Young Mr. Lincoln
Russell Simpson
Abner Prewett
Known for
The Grapes of Wrath
My Darling Clementine
Phyllis Fraser
Gladys
Also in
Winds of the Wasteland
Tough to Handle
Joseph Santley Director · Elizabeth Meehan Writer Gertrude Orr Writer
United States release April 18, 1936 · Produced in United States
Production
Republic Pictures
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 18, 1936
Theatrical
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