''The Harvester'' is a 1927 American silent

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directed by

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and starring Orville Caldwell,

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and

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.Munden p.326 It is an adaptation of the 1911 novel of the same name by

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, which was later remade as a sound film in 1936.

Cast

* Orville Caldwell as David Langston *

as Ruth *

as Henry Jamison * Jay Hunt as Dr. Carey *

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as Nurse * Edward Hearn as Dr. Harmon *

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as Granny Moreland

References

Bibliography

* Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997.

External links

* 1927 films 1927 comedy films Silent American comedy films Films directed by James Leo Meehan American silent feature films 1920s English-language films American black-and-white films Film Booking Offices of America films Films based on works by Gene Stratton-Porter Films based on American novels 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-comedy-film-stub