The Good Earth

The Good Earth
1937DramaHistoryRomance139 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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... read more

  • Sidney Franklin

    Director

  • Talbot Jennings

    Screenplay

  • Claudine West

    Screenplay

  • Tess Slesinger

    Screenplay

  • Pearl S. Buck

    Novel

  • Owen Davis

    Theatre Play

  • Donald Davis

    Theatre Play

  • Karl Freund

    Director of Photography

  • Slavko Vorkapich

    Editor

  • Basil Wrangell

    Editor

  • 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)

    • Runtime

    139 minutes

    Released

    1937-06-02

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

    Sound

  • Herbert Stothart

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    39 days ago

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