The Good Earth

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Paul Muni

Wang

Age : 71 | Popularity : 7%

Luise Rainer

O-Lan

Age : 104 | Popularity : 5%

Walter Connolly

Uncle

Age : 53 | Popularity : 4%

Tilly Losch

Lotus

Age : 72 | Popularity : 5%

Charley Grapewin

Old Father

Age : 86 | Popularity : 7%

Jessie Ralph

Cuckoo

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Soo Yong

Aunt

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Keye Luke

Elder Son

Age : 86 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Camera	Director of Photography	Karl Freund
Crew	In Memory Of	Irving Thalberg
Editing	Editor	Basil Wrangell Slavko Vorkapich
Art	Art Direction	Cedric Gibbons Harry Oliver
	Assistant Art Director	Edwin B. Willis A. Arnold Gillespie
Writing	Screenplay	Claudine West Talbot Jennings Tess Slesinger
	Theatre Play	Donald Davis Owen Davis
	Novel	Pearl S. Buck
Sound	Recording Supervision	Douglas Shearer
	Original Music Composer	Herbert Stothart
Production	Associate Producer	Albert Lewin
Costume & Make-Up	Wardrobe Supervisor	Dolly Tree
Directing	Director	Sidney Franklin
Department	Role	Name

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