Fresh
No harmful false note is struck.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Good Earth
China… Land of unrest… Tomorrow they may starve!
1937 · 2h 19m · PASSED
Drama, History, Romance
Directed by
Sidney Franklin
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The Good Earth
Overview
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.
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94%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Once again Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has enriched the screen with a superb translation of a literary classic.
Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
Rotten
Critical opinion has not been kind, but studio excavators may find much to admire.
Pat Graham, Chicago Reader
Fresh
It's a typically lumbering, cautious, overblown Thalberg project, saved by Rainer's genuinely moving, Oscar-winning portrayal of Chinese peasantry, and by an immensely spectacular storm of locusts.
Time Out
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