The Good Earth (1937)
June 2, 1937Release Date
The Good Earth (1937)
June 2, 1937Release Date
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
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)
Sidney Franklin
Director
Talbot Jennings
Screenplay
Claudine West
Screenplay
Tess Slesinger
Screenplay
Pearl S. Buck
Novel
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 2, 1937
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 19m
Budget$2,800,000
Box Office$3,557,000
Filming LocationsPeking · Beijing, China · Utah · Los Angeles, United States
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This Movie Is About.
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The Good Earth is a 1937 American drama film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the 1932 play by Owen Davis and Donald Davis, which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, with uncredited contributions by Victor Fleming and Gustav Machaty.
The film stars Paul Muni as Wang Lung. For her role as his wife O-Lan, Luise Rainer won an Academy Award for Best Actress. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Karl Freund. It was nominated for Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture. Its world premiere was at the elegant Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles.