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The Good Earth

China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!

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.

2h 19m1937NRTMDb 6.3

DramaHistoryRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Sidney FranklinSidney FranklinDirectorPaul MuniPaul MuniWangLuise RainerLuise RainerO-LanWalter ConnollyWalter ConnollyUncleTilly LoschTilly LoschLotusCharley GrapewinCharley GrapewinOld FatherJessie RalphJessie RalphCuckooSoo YongSoo YongAuntKeye LukeKeye LukeElder Son
Roland LuiYounger Son
Suzanna KimLittle FoolChing Wah LeeChing Wah LeeChingHarold HuberHarold HuberCousinOlaf HyttenOlaf HyttenLiu · Grain Merchant
William LawGatemanMary WongMary WongLittle BridePhilip AhnPhilip AhnCaptainVictor Sen YungVictor Sen YungPeasantRichard LooRichard LooFarmerCharles MiddletonCharles MiddletonBanker

Storyline

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.

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Info

Status
Released
Released
2 June 1937
Runtime
2h 19m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.3 / 10 (81 votes)

Production

Director
Sidney Franklin
Writers
Talbot Jennings, Claudine West, Tess Slesinger
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$2.8M
Revenue
$3.6M
Profit
$757,000.0
Return
1.3×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English