Main Cast: Will Rogers, Louise Dresser, Evelyn Venable, Kent Taylor, Stepin Fetchit
Release Year: 1934
Country: US
Run Time: 83 minutes
Plot
Previously filmed in 1915, David Harum is the story of an upstate New York rancher devoted to trotting races. Will Rogers makes no attempt to alter his Oklahoma accent as David Harum, but audiences in the 1930s came to see Rogers and not the character. After several examples of his horse-trading savvy, David settles down to the business at hand: playing Cupid for young Evelyn Venable and Kent Taylor. The film ends with the anticipated championship trotting race, with Harum's horse being galvanized into action by the song "Ta-ra-ra-Boom-de-yay".David Harum has a wonderful improvisational feel about it, especially in the scenes between Rogers and African-American comedian Step'n Fetchit. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
James Cruze - Director, Jack Murray - Editor, Louis de Francesco - Musical Direction/Supervision, Hal Mohr - Cinematographer, Walter Woods - Screenwriter, Edward Royes Westcott - Book Author
