The good earth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; [producer], Irving Grant Thalberg ; directed by Sidney Franklin ; screen play by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger and Claudine West
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Label
The good earth, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; [producer], Irving Grant Thalberg ; directed by Sidney Franklin ; screen play by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger and Claudine West
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
The good earth
Oclc number
63059084
Responsibility statement
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; [producer], Irving Grant Thalberg ; directed by Sidney Franklin ; screen play by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger and Claudine West
Runtime
138
Series statement
Archive collection
Summary
A young farmer named Wang Lung marries a selfless, loyal slave girl, O-Lan. Wang is initially devoted to the land and rises to prosperity. Later, however, Wang deserts the land and takes a second wife and tragedy threatens to overwhelm him. Eventually Wang realizes that the land and O-Lan mean more to him than his wealth
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Da di
Classification
Contributor
- Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945
- Connolly, Walter, 1887-1940
- West, Claudine, 1890-1943
- Ralph, Jessie
- Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949
- Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936
- Rainer, Luise, 1910-2014
- Losch, Tilly, 1904-1975
- Grapewin, Charles, 1869-1956
- Buck, Pearl S., Pearl Sydenstricker, 1892-1973
- Franklin, Sidney A., 1893-1972
- Davis, Owen, 1874-1956
- Jennings, Talbot
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Freund, Karl, 1890-1969
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Wrangel, Basil
- Muni, Paul, 1895-1967
- Davis, Donald, 1904-1992
Genre
Subject
- Polygyny -- Drama
- China -- History -- Fiction
- China -- Social life and customs
- Buck, Pearl S., Pearl Sydenstricker, 1892-1973 -- Film adaptations
- Farmers -- China -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Wealth + Psychological aspects -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Spouses -- Drama
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- Slesinger, Tess, 1905-1945
- Connolly, Walter, 1887-1940
- West, Claudine, 1890-1943
- Ralph, Jessie
- Stothart, Herbert, 1885-1949
- Thalberg, Irving G., 1899-1936
- Rainer, Luise, 1910-2014
- Losch, Tilly, 1904-1975
- Grapewin, Charles, 1869-1956
- Buck, Pearl S., Pearl Sydenstricker, 1892-1973
- Franklin, Sidney A., 1893-1972
- Davis, Owen, 1874-1956
- Jennings, Talbot
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- Freund, Karl, 1890-1969
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Wrangel, Basil
- Muni, Paul, 1895-1967
- Davis, Donald, 1904-1992
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- Polygyny -- Drama
- China -- History -- Fiction
- China -- Social life and customs
- Buck, Pearl S., Pearl Sydenstricker, 1892-1973 -- Film adaptations
- Farmers -- China -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films
- Wealth + Psychological aspects -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Spouses -- Drama
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