Harvest (1953)
This Robert Montgomery Presents special deals with family and hard work, and it was broadcast during Thanksgiving of 1953. It’s a bit too saccharine for everyday viewings, but at a time when all the family comes together and expresses their gratitude, it’s acceptable.
Ma and Pa on the farm are Dorothy Gish and Ed Begley, and while they have to battle nature as all farmers do, they’re also feeling the struggle of time. Vaughn Taylor is the old live-in grandpa who strives to live a few more weeks until his 100th birthday, and their older two sons left the farm to live in the big city. Their youngest, James Dean, is in love with a city girl and is thinking of also abandoning his family in search of bigger and better.
While this sounds harmless and perfectly sentimental for this time of year, be aware if you decide to gather everyone around to watch this old television program. The production values on this one aren’t that great, and the script is pretty weak. Some television movies feel like regular movies, and some remind viewers why they were placed on the small rather than the big screen. Harvest belongs in the latter category, with the insistent narration and the religious chorus brought in after every commercial break. If by chance you’re just in it to see a pre-famous James Dean movie, check out Sentence of Death instead. In this one, he’s awkward and green, as if they brought in a shy understudy because the real actor got sick.
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More James Dean movies here!
Ma and Pa on the farm are Dorothy Gish and Ed Begley, and while they have to battle nature as all farmers do, they’re also feeling the struggle of time. Vaughn Taylor is the old live-in grandpa who strives to live a few more weeks until his 100th birthday, and their older two sons left the farm to live in the big city. Their youngest, James Dean, is in love with a city girl and is thinking of also abandoning his family in search of bigger and better.
While this sounds harmless and perfectly sentimental for this time of year, be aware if you decide to gather everyone around to watch this old television program. The production values on this one aren’t that great, and the script is pretty weak. Some television movies feel like regular movies, and some remind viewers why they were placed on the small rather than the big screen. Harvest belongs in the latter category, with the insistent narration and the religious chorus brought in after every commercial break. If by chance you’re just in it to see a pre-famous James Dean movie, check out Sentence of Death instead. In this one, he’s awkward and green, as if they brought in a shy understudy because the real actor got sick.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on YouTube and thanks "corradogirli" for posting!
More James Dean movies here!