The Good Earth
The Good Earth
Release: 1937-06-02
·Runtime: 139m
·★ 6.2
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Victor Sen Yung
as Peasant (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
as Banker (uncredited)
Soo Yong
as Aunt
Mary Wong
as Little Bride
Luise Rainer
as O-Lan
Tilly Losch
as Lotus
Olaf Hytten
as Liu - Grain Merchant
Philip Ahn
as Captain (uncredited)
Richard Loo
as Farmer (uncredited)
Paul Muni
as Wang
Walter Connolly
as Uncle
Charley Grapewin
as Old Father
Jessie Ralph
as Cuckoo
Keye Luke
as Elder Son
Harold Huber
as Cousin
Crew
Tess Slesinger
Screenplay
Edwin B. Willis
Assistant Art Director
Owen Davis
Theatre Play
Pearl S. Buck
Novel
A. Arnold Gillespie
Assistant Art Director
Albert Lewin
Associate Producer
Irving Thalberg
In Memory Of
Sidney Franklin
Director
Slavko Vorkapich
Editor
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision
Herbert Stothart
Original Music Composer
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction