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Wild Harvest

  • 19471947
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
139
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Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, and Robert Preston in Wild Harvest (1947)
  • Drama
Joe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He p... Read allJoe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He puts her off. To get back she marries Jim whom she prods into high-grading the grain (skimm... Read allJoe is the head of an itinerant combine crew, working the harvests against rival crew boss Alperson. Joe's buddy Jim joins the crew with startup money. Farmer's niece Fay falls for Joe. He puts her off. To get back she marries Jim whom she prods into high-grading the grain (skimming off some for private sale). The last payment on Joe's machinery is due just as he disc... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
139
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tay Garnett
  • Writers
    • Houston Branch(story)
    • John Monks Jr.(screenplay)
    • Tay Garnett(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Alan Ladd
    • Dorothy Lamour
    • Robert Preston
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tay Garnett
  • Writers
    • Houston Branch(story)
    • John Monks Jr.(screenplay)
    • Tay Garnett(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Alan Ladd
    • Dorothy Lamour
    • Robert Preston
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Alan Ladd in Wild Harvest (1947)
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    Alan Ladd and Dorothy Lamour in Wild Harvest (1947)
    Dorothy Lamour and Robert Preston in Wild Harvest (1947)
    Alan Ladd and Dorothy Lamour in Wild Harvest (1947)
    Wild Harvest (1947)
    Alan Ladd, Dorothy Lamour, and Robert Preston in Wild Harvest (1947)

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    Alan Ladd
    Alan Ladd
    • Joe Madiganas Joe Madigan
    Dorothy Lamour
    Dorothy Lamour
    • Fay Rankinas Fay Rankin
    Robert Preston
    Robert Preston
    • Jim Davisas Jim Davis
    Lloyd Nolan
    Lloyd Nolan
    • Kinkas Kink
    Richard Erdman
    Richard Erdman
    • Mark Lewisas Mark Lewis
    • (as Dick Erdman)
    Allen Jenkins
    Allen Jenkins
    • Higginsas Higgins
    Will Wright
    Will Wright
    • Mike Alpersonas Mike Alperson
    Griff Barnett
    Griff Barnett
    • Rankinas Rankin
    Anthony Caruso
    Anthony Caruso
    • Peteas Pete
    Walter Sande
    Walter Sande
    • Longas Long
    Frank Sully
    Frank Sully
    • Nickas Nick
    Gordon Carveth
    Gordon Carveth
    • Madigan Crew Memberas Madigan Crew Member
    • (uncredited)
    Edgar Dearing
    Edgar Dearing
    • Manas Man
    • (uncredited)
    Vernon Dent
    Vernon Dent
    • Farmeras Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Al Ferguson
    Al Ferguson
    • Husky Farmeras Husky Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Flynn
    • Farmeras Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Hagney
    Frank Hagney
    • Alperson Crew Memberas Alperson Crew Member
    • (uncredited)
    James Hyland
    • Farmeras Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tay Garnett
    • Writers
      • Houston Branch(story)
      • John Monks Jr.(screenplay)
      • Tay Garnett(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Many of the wheat fields shown in the movie - other than stock footage - are actually alfalfa fields. The location shots were filmed in the area around Arvin, California, where there isn't much wheat but there are huge areas of farmland consisting of alfalfa, which is used to feed the thousands of cows in the surrounding dairy farms.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Just William's Luck (1948)

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    7/10
    The original custom combining movie.
    This is the original custom combining movie, made not long after the original Massey-Harris Harvest Brigade of World War II, back when men were men and work was work and movies were movies. Every custom combining movie should have a fire or a tornado, and this one has a fire. It's rather realistic. Alan Ladd is famous for Shane. Robert Preston is famous for The Music Man and has had a lot of roles. This movie proves that a good man doesn't need an extravagant, spoiled, lazy, conniving woman. The climax of Wild Harvest is releasing a combine off the back of a speeding truck. Massey-Harris collectors have a magazine called Wild Harvest.
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    • lightninboy
    • Apr 24, 2005

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    • Release date
      • September 26, 1947 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Big Haircut
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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