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.
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Cast
19 people
Paul Muni
Wang
Known for
Scarface
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Luise Rainer
O-Lan
Known for
The Great Ziegfeld
Walter Connolly
Uncle
Known for
It Happened One Night
Twentieth Century
Tilly Losch
Lotus
Known for
Duel in the Sun
Charley Grapewin
Old Father
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Grapes of Wrath
Jessie Ralph
Cuckoo
Known for
Camille
After the Thin Man
Soo Yong
Aunt
Known for
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing
Sayonara
Keye Luke
Elder Son
Known for
Gremlins
Kung Fu
Roland Lui
Younger Son
No other roles listed
Suzanna Kim
Little Fool
Also in
Slaves in Bondage
Ching Wah Lee
Ching
Also in
The Rainbow Pass
Flower Drum Song
Harold Huber
Cousin
Known for
The Thin Man
San Francisco
Sidney Franklin Director · Claudine West Screenplay Talbot Jennings Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.6M · Budget $2.8M · United States release August 6, 1937
Box office
Budget
$2,800,000
Worldwide gross
$3,557,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 29, 1937
Premiere
United States · August 6, 1937
Theatrical
United States
February 2, 1937 · Premiere
France
June 17, 1937 · Theatrical
Japan
November 1, 1937 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 2, 1937 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 23, 1937 · Theatrical
Spain
February 10, 1977 · TV
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