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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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
Medium
videorecording
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
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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
- Granjeros -- China -- Teatro
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Spouses -- Drama
- Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Teatro
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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
- Genre5
- Subject14
- 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
- Granjeros -- China -- Teatro
- Fiction films
- Historical films
- Spouses -- Drama
- Relaciones hombre-mujer -- Teatro
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