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Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest

Golden Harvest

ONE MAN against 20 MILLION weaving a plot that shook a nation!

Genres

Drama

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A play by Nina Wilcox Putnam was the source for the empire-building drama Golden Harvest. Ambitious grain trader Chris Martin corners the wheat market and becomes a millionaire. Outgrowing his humble farm beginnings, Chris makes a bid for respectability by marrying Chicago socialite Cynthia Flint.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

21 September 1933

Country

Cast

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

Walt Martin

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Chris Martin

Genevieve Tobin

Genevieve Tobin

Cynthia Flint

Roscoe Ates

Roscoe Ates

Louis Jenkins aka Loopey Lou

Julie Haydon

Julie Haydon

Ellen Goodhue

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Lydia

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Eben Martin

Lawrence Gray

Lawrence Gray

Hugh Jackson

Henry Kolker

Henry Kolker

Henry Flint

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

Doctor Hoyt

Charles Sellon

Charles Sellon

Jason Bowers

Frederick Burton

Frederick Burton

Judge Goodhue

Jessie Arnold

Jessie Arnold

Mrs. Bowers (uncredited)

Irving Bacon

Irving Bacon

Rev. Dr. Simmons (uncredited)

Harry Bowen

Harry Bowen

Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

Walter Brennan

Walter Brennan

Farmhand at Wedding (uncredited)

Edmund Burns

Edmund Burns

Minor Role (uncredited)

Alphonse Ethier

Alphonse Ethier

Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

Joseph W. Girard

Joseph W. Girard

Wheat Broker (uncredited)

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Wheat Broker (uncredited)

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Pierce (uncredited)

Olin Howland

Olin Howland

Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

John Ince

John Ince

Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

Gladden James

Gladden James

Defeated Wheat Trader (uncredited)

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Sheriff (uncredited)

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

Wheat Farmer (uncredited)

Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer

Farmhand (uncredited)

Phillips Smalley

Phillips Smalley

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

Ellinor Vanderveer

Reception Guest (uncredited)

Morgan Wallace

Morgan Wallace

Trading Center Spokesman (uncredited)

Freeman Wood

Freeman Wood

Minor Role (uncredited)

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