Drama ·History ·Romance · United States of America · 1937 · 2h 19m

The Good Earth

The Good Earth poster
Director
Sidney Franklin
Cast
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
Crew
Karl Freund — Director of Photography Slavko Vorkapich — Editor Basil Wrangell — Editor Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer Talbot Jennings — Screenplay Tess Slesinger — Screenplay
Tagline

China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipchinabased on novel or bookbased on play or musicalfamily relationships1910sfarmer familyrural lifeyellowface
Key Collaborators
Sidney Franklin Director Karl Freund Director of Photography Slavko Vorkapich Editor Basil Wrangell Editor Herbert Stothart Original Music Composer Talbot Jennings Screenplay Tess Slesinger Screenplay Claudine West Screenplay Pearl S. Buck Novel Irving Thalberg Producer
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