The Good Earth
China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!
1937 | 139m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Franklin |
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| Writer: | Tess Slesinger, Talbot Jennings, Claudine West, Pearl S. Buck |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jun 02, 1937 |
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| Director: | Sidney Franklin |
| Writer: | Tess Slesinger, Talbot Jennings, Claudine West, Pearl S. Buck |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, History |
| Keywords | china, based on novel or book, husband wife relationship, based on play or musical, family relationships, 1910s, farmer family, rural life, yellowface |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,557,000
Budget: $2,800,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sidney Franklin | Director |
| Tess Slesinger | Screenplay |
| Talbot Jennings | Screenplay |
| Claudine West | Screenplay |
| Pearl S. Buck | Novel |
| Basil Wrangell | Editor |
| Donald Davis | Theatre Play |
| Owen Davis | Theatre Play |
| Harry Oliver | Art Direction |
| Dolly Tree | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Karl Freund | Director of Photography |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Irving Thalberg | In Memory Of |
| Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Edwin B. Willis | Assistant Art Director |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | Assistant Art Director |
| Slavko Vorkapich | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Albert Lewin | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Luise Rainer | Won |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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