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The Good Earth (1937)
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The story of a farmer in China: a story of humility and bravery. His father gives Wang Lung a freed slave as wife... See full summary » |
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Tilly Losch | ... |
Lotus
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Jessie Ralph | ... |
Cuckoo
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Soo Yong | ... |
Aunt
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Keye Luke | ... |
Elder Son
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Roland Lui | ... |
Younger Son
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Suzanna Kim | ... |
Little Fool
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Ching Wah Lee | ... |
Ching
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Harold Huber | ... |
Cousin
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Olaf Hytten | ... |
Liu - Grain Merchant
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William Law | ... |
Gateman
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Mary Wong | ... |
Little Bride
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Storyline
The story of a farmer in China: a story of humility and bravery. His father gives Wang Lung a freed slave as wife. By diligence and frugality the two manage to enlarge their property. But then a famine forces them to leave their land and live in the town. However it turns out to be a blessing in disguise for them... Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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China . . . . Land of unrest . . . tomorrow they may Starve !Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
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Die gute Erde See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,800,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and White (Sepiatone)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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O-Lan: [Smiles, contented] Hmm.
Wang Lung: Well... Now, I... I haven't heard you speak so many words since you came to this house.
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The location shots in China were filmed by director George W. Hill for a movie that was later abandoned. Hill had died by the time this film went into production. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: During one scene, Wang Lung beats his son for being with his second wife. As the son crawls away, it is obvious he was protected by wearing a thick pad on his back. See more »Quotes
O-Lan: When I go back in that house, it will be with my son in my arms. I'll have a red coat on him... and red flower trousers... and a hat with a gilded Buddha and tiger-faced shoes, and I'll go into the kitchen where I spent my days as a slave and into the great hall where the old mistress sits with her pipe, and I'll show myself and my son to all of them.O-Lan: [Smiles, contented] Hmm.
Wang Lung: Well... Now, I... I haven't heard you speak so many words since you came to this house.
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Introduction played with opening credits: The soul of great nation is expressed in the life of its humblest people. In this simple story of a Chinese farmer may be found something of a the soul of china - its humility, its courage, its deep heritage from the past and its vast promise for the future. See more »
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