David Harum
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75% Critic Match

David Harum

7.5 / 10 1934 1h 23mNR English
ComedyDrama

Storyline

Rogers plays a small town banker in the 1890s whose chief rival is the deacon (Middleton) with whom he has traded horse flesh. Taylor is a bank teller who places a winning $4,500 bet on a 10-1 harness racing horse, making him Rogers' bank partner.

Cast & Crew

Will Rogers

Will Rogers

David Harum

Lead
Louise Dresser

Louise Dresser

Polly

Evelyn Venable

Evelyn Venable

Ann

Kent Taylor

Kent Taylor

John

Stepin Fetchit

Stepin Fetchit

Sylvester

Noah Beery

Noah Beery

Woolsey

Roger Imhof

Roger Imhof

Edwards

Frank Melton

Frank Melton

Elwin

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. James Cruze's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. David Harum is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker