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
- Bette Davis[3] – Widow Fortune
- David Ackroyd – Nick Constantine
- Rosanna Arquette – Kate Constantine
- René Auberjonois – Jack Stump
- John Calvin – Justin Hooke
- Norman Lloyd – Amys Penrose
- Stephen Joyce - Robert Dodd
- Linda Marsh – Maggie Dodd
- Michael Durrell - Ty Barth
- Stephen Gustafson - Jimmy Minerva
- Joanna Miles – Beth Constantine
- Michael O'Keefe – Worthy Pettinger
- Grace Grant - Mrs Pettinger
- Martin Shakar - David Adwell
- Laurie Prange – Sophie Hooke
- Lina Raymond – Tamar Penrose
- Tracey Gold – Missy Penrose
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
- ↑ Kevin Thomas (January 23, 1978). "Dark Secret of Harvest Home". Los Angeles Times. p. E14.
- ↑ Drebit, Scott. "It Came From The Tube: THE DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME (1978)". DAILY DEAD. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bette Davis Heads Cast of 'Harvest Home' Due on NBC". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1978. p. L3.
External links
- The Dark Secret of Harvest Home on IMDb
- The Obscurity Factor : Bette Davis & Rosanna Arquette in The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
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