The Good Earth (1937)
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.
Director:
Sidney Franklin
Writers:
Claudine West, Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger.
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Paul Muni as Wang |
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Luise Rainer as O-Lan |
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Walter Connolly as Uncle |
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Tilly Losch as Lotus |
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Charley Grapewin as Old Father |
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Jessie Ralph as Cuckoo |
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Soo Yong as Aunt |
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Keye Luke as Elder Son |
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Roland Lui as Younger Son |
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Suzanna Kim as Little Fool |
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Ching Wah Lee as Ching |
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Harold Huber as Cousin |
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Olaf Hytten as Liu - Grain Merchant |
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William Law as Gateman |
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Mary Wong as Little Bride |
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Philip Ahn as Captain (uncredited) |
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Victor Sen Yung as Peasant (uncredited) |
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Richard Loo as Farmer (uncredited) |
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Charles Middleton as Banker (uncredited) |
| Directing | Sidney Franklin | Director |
| Writing | Claudine West | Screenplay |
| Writing | Pearl S. Buck | Novel |
| Writing | Talbot Jennings | Screenplay |
| Writing | Tess Slesinger | Screenplay |
| Sound | Douglas Shearer | Recording Supervision |
| Art | A. Arnold Gillespie | Assistant Art Director |
| Editing | Slavko Vorkapich | Editor |
| Art | Edwin B. Willis | Assistant Art Director |
| Production | Albert Lewin | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Basil Wrangell | Editor |
| Sound | Herbert Stothart | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Karl Freund | Director of Photography |
| Art | Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Crew | Irving Thalberg | In Memory Of |
| Writing | Donald Davis | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Owen Davis | Theatre Play |
| Art | Harry Oliver | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dolly Tree | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Production | Irving Thalberg | Producer |
