Dragon Seed (1944)
M-G-M's immortal production of the great novel
148 min
Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against the Japanese invaders.
- Release date
- July 20, 1944
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $3,070,000
- Box office
- $4,627,000
Trailer
Cast
- Katharine Hepburn as Jade Tan
- Walter Huston as Ling Tan
- Aline MacMahon as Ling Tan's Wife
- Akim Tamiroff as Wu Lien
- Turhan Bey as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
- Hurd Hatfield as Lao San Tan - Youngest Son
- J. Carrol Naish as Japanese Kitchen Overseer
- Agnes Moorehead as Third Cousin's Wife
- Henry Travers as Third Cousin
- Robert Bice as Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son
Crew
- Harold S. Bucquet · Director
- Jack Conway · Director
- Pearl S. Buck · Writer
- Marguerite Roberts · Writer
- Jane Murfin · Writer
- Pandro S. Berman · Producer
- Herbert Stothart · Composer
- Sidney Wagner · Cinematographer
- Harold F. Kress · Editor