David Harum is a 1934 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Walter Woods.

In the first scene, David Harum, a banker from the small town of Homeville, is visiting aristocratic General Woolsey in New York City.

Her family spends summers in Homeville where Harum taught her how to ride and the two have a close, friendly relationship.

Harum buys back the balking horse from Deacon Perkins, and hitches it to a carriage just so he can suggest that John Lennox will give Ann a ride home from Church, knowing that the horse will balk along the way and give the couple a chance to get better acquainted.

The budding romance is threatened when Lennox thinks Ann was tricked into a bad deal in buying the horse.

The film reaches a comical conclusion as David and Ann struggle to provide the right singing and music to keep the horse from balking during the race.

David's sister does not approve of some of their practices, including what in later times might be called lack of full disclosure.

In the movie, it seems to regarded by the participants as a contest of wits as much as anything else, and they make a show of whittling on sticks or inspecting their whips to create an air of nonchalance while they dicker.