The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph SantleyDirector
- Homer CroyWriter
- Robert Lee JohnsonWriter
- Elizabeth MeehanWriter
- Gertrude OrrWriter
Cast
- Alice BradyMrs. Biddle
- Russell HardieDavid Langston
- Ann RutherfordRuth Jameson
- Frank CravenMr. Biddle
- Cora Sue CollinsNaomi Jameson
- Emma DunnGranny Moreland
- Joyce ComptonThelma Biddle
- Edward NugentBert Munroe
- Roy AtwellJake Eben
- Spencer ChartersStubby Pratt
- Russell SimpsonAbner Prewett
- Phyllis FraserGladys