jeremiah clawson as her father , col. goodlove , away at war mr. james tanner as her betrothed , captain noble strongheart , away at war mr. yancy cantrell as the evil banker morgan the scene : inside the goodlove home on babbling brook farm we open with chloe playing some happy , down-home music , and when she lets it trail off , higgins steps up and intones in his best british accent , `` the scene is in the parlor of the goodlove home .