American Harvest (TV 1987)

Director:

Dick Lowry

Writer:

Bill Stratton

Stars:

Wayne Rogers, Mariclare Costello, Fredric Lehne

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wayne Rogers	...	Walter Duncan
Mariclare Costello	...	Mary Alice Duncan
Fredric Lehne	...	Roger Duncan
Matt McCoy	...	Tad
John Anderson	...	Judge Meriweather
Jill Carroll	...	Calla Bergstrom
Casey Siemaszko	...	Dakota
Jay Kerr	...	T-Bone
Earl Holliman	...	Krab Hogan
Randal Patrick	...	Grover
Robb Madrid	...	Peter Silvera
Courtney Gains	...	Chips
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Ricky (as John Ferguson)
Murray McRae	...	Bucky
Ancel Cook	...	Farmer Schlecter

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

farm | family farm | rural setting

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 1987 (USA)

Also Known As:

Golden Harvest

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roth-Stratton Productions, The Finnegan Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Weak movie, but a nice documentary about combining.

This movie is kind of weak in the plot, but it's a nice documentary about custom combining, a great American tradition since World War II. Kansas farmer gets stormed out and figures the best way to make money is to start up a custom combining crew. However, he can't afford the then-state-of-the-art Gleaner rotaries or John Deere 8820s. He can't even afford 7700s or even 105s. He custom combines with John Deere 95s. He operates on a shoestring budget with a ragamuffin crew. Rivalry with another crew results in hi-jinks. In this movie you get to see combine demolition derby and Ernie Brookins's Jumpin' Combine. The conflict is resolved peacefully, but, then, that's the way things should be.