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
Keye Luke
as Elder Son
Tilly Losch
as Lotus
Olaf Hytten
as Liu - Grain Merchant
Jessie Ralph
as Cuckoo
Soo Yong
as Aunt
Philip Ahn
as Captain (uncredited)
Richard Loo
as Farmer (uncredited)
Paul Muni
as Wang
Charley Grapewin
as Old Father
Harold Huber
as Cousin
Mary Wong
as Little Bride
Victor Sen Yung
as Peasant (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
as Banker (uncredited)
Luise Rainer
as O-Lan
Walter Connolly
as Uncle
Crew
Edwin B. Willis
Assistant Art Director
Irving Thalberg
In Memory Of
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Owen Davis
Theatre Play
A. Arnold Gillespie
Assistant Art Director
Pearl S. Buck
Novel
Tess Slesinger
Screenplay
Slavko Vorkapich
Editor
Albert Lewin
Associate Producer
Herbert Stothart
Original Music Composer
Sidney Franklin
Director
Douglas Shearer
Recording Supervision