The Good Earth (1937)
China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!
138 min
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.
- Release date
- June 2, 1937
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $2,800,000
- Box office
- $3,557,000
Trailer
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
- Soo Yong as Aunt
- Keye Luke as Elder Son
- Suzanna Kim as Little Fool
- Ching Wah Lee as Ching
Crew
- Sidney Franklin · Director
- Talbot Jennings · Writer
- Tess Slesinger · Writer
- Claudine West · Writer
- Pearl S. Buck · Writer
- Herbert Stothart · Composer
- Karl Freund · Cinematographer
- Basil Wrangell · Editor