The Good Earth

China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!

Categories: Drama, History, Romance
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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1937-06-02
Run time: 139 minute / 2:19
Budget: $2,800,000
Revenue: $3,557,000
Director: Sidney Franklin
Writers: Talbot Jennings, Claudine West, Tess Slesinger.
Production Company : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Country: United States of America

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Paul Muni
as Wang
Luise Rainer
as O-Lan
Walter Connolly
as Uncle
Tilly Losch
as Lotus
Charley Grapewin
as Old Father
Jessie Ralph
as Cuckoo
Soo Yong
as Aunt
Keye Luke
as Elder Son
Roland Lui
as Younger Son
Suzanna Kim
as Little Fool
Ching Wah Lee
as Ching
Harold Huber
as Cousin
Olaf Hytten
as Liu - Grain Merchant
William Law
as Gateman
Mary Wong
as Little Bride
Philip Ahn
as Captain (uncredited)
Victor Sen Yung
as Peasant (uncredited)
Richard Loo
as Farmer (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
as Banker (uncredited)
Directing
Sidney Franklin Director

Writing
Talbot Jennings Screenplay
Claudine West Screenplay
Tess Slesinger Screenplay
Pearl S. Buck Novel

Sound
Douglas Shearer Recording Supervision

Art
A. Arnold Gillespie Assistant Art Director

Editing
Slavko Vorkapich Editor

Art
Edwin B. Willis Assistant Art Director

Production
Albert Lewin Associate Producer

Sound
Herbert Stothart Original Music Composer

Editing
Basil Wrangell Editor

Art
Cedric Gibbons Art Direction

Camera
Karl Freund Director of Photography

Art
Harry Oliver Art Direction

Crew
Irving Thalberg In Memory Of

Costume & Make-Up
Dolly Tree Wardrobe Supervisor

Writing
Owen Davis Theatre Play
Donald Davis Theatre Play

Production
Irving Thalberg Producer





















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