The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home is a television thriller miniseries, produced by Universal Television and directed by Leo Penn, that aired January 23–24, 1978 on NBC.[1] The screenplay was based on the 1973 novel Harvest Home by Tom Tryon and is largely faithful to the original material.[2]

Cast

Release

The miniseries was shown on TNT in 1992, in two parts. This two-parter was the full 3-hour, 48-minute version.

It was later broadcast in a slightly truncated version, running just about 3 hours, on the Sci-Fi Channel at some point in the mid-1990s. Many bootleg copies are taken from this source.

The Dark Secret Of Harvest Home has been released on video; this version is more heavily edited, running only 2 hours long.

The chapters to this series are:

  • Part 1: Ploughing Day, Planting Day, Agnes Fair, Choosing The Young Lord, The Day Of Seasoning
  • Part 2: Tithing Day, Sheaving Tide, Husking Bee, Corn Play, Kindling Night, Harvest Home

References

  1. Kevin Thomas (January 23, 1978). "Dark Secret of Harvest Home". Los Angeles Times. p. E14.
  2. Drebit, Scott. "It Came From The Tube: THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME (1978)". DAILY DEAD. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. "Bette Davis Heads Cast of 'Harvest Home' Due on NBC". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1978. p. L3.


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