David Harum
Cast & Crew
William H. Crane
Kate Meeks
May Allison
Harold Lockwood
Hal Clarendon
Guy Nichols
Film Details
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Synopsis
Although his neighbors think that he is a crotchety eccentric, David Harum, a country banker and horse trader who lives with his lovable sister in a rural New York village, is secretly philanthropic and good-hearted. After David discovers that his bookkeeper, Chet Timson, is systematically cheating him, David's friend, General Wolsey, sends John Lenox, an honest man from the city, to replace him. Although Timson attempts to poison John's view of David, the two get on famously. Later, the general sends Mary Blake, who wants to make her way independent of the fortune she has inherited, to David's town as a "school marm." John, who earlier fell in love with Mary, begins a romance with her, and soon, with David's encouragement, they become engaged. After Timson plots to have John arrested for counterfeiting, David stops an angry mob from harming John by making Timson confess. David then presents a poor widow with the mortgage to her house, and treats his favorite horse to a feast of oats.
Cast
William H. Crane
Kate Meeks
May Allison
Harold Lockwood
Hal Clarendon
Guy Nichols
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
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Notes
David Harum was also presented as a play, opening in New York on October 1, 1900. A copy of the play was included in the studio records for this film. This was the first film role for William H. Crane, who starred in the stage production of David Harum. Modern sources credit Allan Dwan with the direction of this film. Fox Film Corp. did a remake of David Harum in 1934, with Will Rogers as star and James Cruze as director.
