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The Good Earth
China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!
6.3(81)19372h 19m
China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.
- Director
- Sidney Franklin
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Cast
Paul Muni
Wang
Luise Rainer
O-Lan
Walter Connolly
Uncle
Tilly Losch
Lotus
Charley Grapewin
Old Father
Jessie Ralph
Cuckoo
Soo Yong
Aunt
Keye Luke
Elder Son
Roland Lui
Younger Son
Suzanna Kim
Little Fool
Ching Wah Lee
Ching
Harold Huber
Cousin
Olaf Hytten
Liu - Grain Merchant
William Law
Gateman
Mary Wong
Little Bride
Philip Ahn
Captain (uncredited)
Victor Sen Yung
Peasant (uncredited)
Richard Loo
Farmer (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Banker (uncredited)
Crew
Directing
- Sidney FranklinDirector
Writing
- Talbot JenningsScreenplay
- Tess SlesingerScreenplay
- Claudine WestScreenplay
- Pearl S. BuckNovel
- Donald DavisTheatre Play
- Owen DavisTheatre Play
Production
- Albert LewinAssociate Producer
- Irving ThalbergProducer
Camera
- Karl FreundDirector of Photography
Editing
- Slavko VorkapichEditor
- Basil WrangellEditor
Sound
- Douglas ShearerRecording Supervision
- Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Edwin B. WillisAssistant Art Director
- A. Arnold GillespieAssistant Art Director
- Cedric GibbonsArt Direction
- Harry OliverArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Dolly TreeWardrobe Supervisor
Crew
- Irving ThalbergIn Memory Of