The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 73% of the 354 1930s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
81 audience votes
Key crew
- Sidney FranklinDirector
- Talbot JenningsScreenplay
- Claudine WestScreenplay
- Tess SlesingerScreenplay
- Herbert StothartOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul MuniWang
- Luise RainerO-Lan
- Walter ConnollyUncle
- Tilly LoschLotus
- Charley GrapewinOld Father
- Jessie RalphCuckoo
- Soo YongAunt
- Keye LukeElder Son
- Roland LuiYounger Son
- Suzanna KimLittle Fool
- Ching Wah LeeChing
- Harold HuberCousin
Stills
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Themes
husband wife relationshipchinabased on novel or bookbased on play or musicalfamily relationships1910sfarmer familyrural lifeyellowface