![]() ![]() O-Lan gives birth to a second daughter but kills her shortly after birth to spare her from starvation. Meanwhile, the Great House begins to decline.Īll is well until a drought and the resulting famine drive the family to the brink. He buys more land, and O-Lan gives birth to two sons and a daughter. O-Lan proves to be an excellent wife, hard working and uncomplaining. In pre- World War I northern China, young farmer Wang Lung ( Paul Muni) marries O-Lan ( Luise Rainer), a slave at the Great House, the residence of the most powerful family in their village. Its world premiere was at the elegant Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. It was nominated for Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Picture. The film also won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Karl Freund. For her role as his wife O-Lan, Luise Rainer won an Academy Award for Best Actress. The film was directed by Sidney Franklin, with uncredited contributions by Victor Fleming and Gustav Machaty. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the 1932 play by Owen Davis and Donald Davis, which was in itself based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. ![]() The Good Earth is a 1937 American drama film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. ![]()
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