Will Rogers (David Harum), Louise Dresser (Polly), Evelyn Venable (Ann), Kent Taylor (John), George Irving (Father), Stepin Fetchit (Sylvester), Noah Beery (Woolsey), Roger Imhof (Edwards), Frank Melton (Elwin), Charles Middleton (Deacon), Sarah Padden (widow), Lillian Stuart (Sairy). Based on the novel by Edward Noyes Westcott. Originally released as a motion picture in 1934. Special features: "Jane Withers remembers," a featurette with the former child star reminiscing about Will Rogers; original theatrical trailer; restoration comparison.
Summary:
Set in the 1890s, a gritty racetrack romp about David Harum, a small-town banker who's betting it all on a happy ending. John Lennox, who works for David, falls in love with the independently wealthy Ann Madison. David aids their relationship by sending them off together in a carriage driven by a balky horse. When the horse won't budge, she gets to know John. He later proposes but tells Ann he won't marry her until he can support her on his own. She is furious and devises a scheme, which involves David and the horse, to make John rich.
Series:
Cinema classics collection Will Rogers collection; volume 2
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