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The Good Earth

“China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!”

Director
Sidney Franklin
Year
1937
Runtime
2h 19m
Rated
NR
Release
1937
Language
en
Country
US

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01 · Overview

What it’s about

The story

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.

  • #based on novel or book
  • #based on play or musical
  • #yellowface
  • #family relationships
  • #rural life
  • #husband wife relationship
  • #farmer family
  • #china
  • #1910s

  • Directed by

    Sidney Franklin

  • Written by

    Talbot Jennings & Tess Slesinger & Claudine West

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