The Harvester 88 years old

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.

Credits

The Harvester Cast

Name Character
Roy Atwell He was 57, 83 years old when he died as Jake Eben
Fern Emmett She was 40, 50 years old when she died as Miss Sophronia
Ann Rutherford She was 18, 94 years old when she died as Ruth Jameson
Russell Hardie He was 31, 69 years old when he died as David Langston
Russell Simpson He was 55, 79 years old when he died as Abner Prewett
Alice Brady She was 43, 46 years old when she died as Mrs. Biddle
Edward Nugent He was 32, 90 years old when he died as Bert Munroe
Emma Dunn She was 61, 91 years old when she died as Granny Moreland
Joyce Compton She was 29, 90 years old when she died as Thelma Biddle
Cora Sue Collins She was 8, now 97 years old as Naomi Jameson
Burr Caruth He was 70, 87 years old when he died as Dr. Carey
Frank Craven He was 60, 70 years old when he died as Mr. Biddle
Spencer Charters He was 61, 67 years old when he died as Stubby Pratt
Phyllis Fraser She was 20, 90 years old when she died as Gladys
Harry Bowen He was 71, 49 years old when he died as Carl
Grace Hayle She was 47, 74 years old when she died as Mrs. Kramer

The Harvester Crew

Name Department
Reggie Lanning as Director of Photography. He was 42 (72) years old when He died Camera
Nat Levine as Producer. He was 36 (90) years old when He died Production
Elizabeth Meehan as Writer. She was 41 (72) years old when She died Writing
Gertrude Orr as Writer. She was 45 (79) years old when She died Writing
Joseph Santley as Director. He was 47 (82) years old when He died Directing
Homer Croy as Writer. He was 53 (82) years old when He died Writing
Robert Lee Johnson as Writer. Writing
The Harvester (88 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, April 18, 1936
  • Runtime: 65 minutes