TVJ41262's video: The Good Earth Trailer 01 29 1937

Wang (Paul Muni) is a poor farmer who bears the brunt of living a hand to mouth existence. Into his life comes a new bride, O-Lan (Luise Rainer) & his luck begins to change. Not only does she bear him a son, he soon makes enough money from his harvest to buy a bit more land. Forced to relocate to the city when famine sets in, it is again O-Lan that unexpectedly finds their fortune giving them the opportunity to return to the land that Wang holds so dear. With his new-found wealth however, Wang also decides to take a much younger & prettier second wife & again, his fortunes seem to change. It is only at the end that he realizes how important O-Lan was to the good life he has led. Cast: Paul Muni as Wang Lung, a farmer Luise Rainer as O-Lan, Wang Lung's wife Walter Connolly as Wang Lung's uncle Charley Grapewin as Old Father, Wang Lung's father Tilly Losch as Lotus Jessie Ralph as Cuckoo Keye Luke as Elder Son Roland Lui as Younger Son The Good Earth was nominated for a total of five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Direction (Sidney Franklin), Best Cinematography (Karl Freund) & Best Film Editing (Basil Wrangell). In addition to the Best Actress award (Luise Rainer), the film won for Best Cinematography.