The Good Earth
1937 · 139 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 5,576 VOTES · DIR. Sidney Franklin
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,213 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:34 This is the day!
00:07:40 Father? Well what is it? What is it?
00:11:39 Your farmer's come, he smells like a stable!
00:17:41 you might help your old uncle in the fields?
00:27:00 We'll starve this winter!
00:37:40 I've heard that they are selling land
00:42:47 Hey hey hey!
00:46:02 Very gracefully!
00:50:04 It's my life, it's mine!
00:58:43 We'll give you 12 pieces of silver
01:05:17 Hey hey! Have a kind heart good sir!
01:10:23 In a few days China will be a free country;
01:22:04 Thank you! Bye!
01:25:29 But no we must make it bigger!
01:28:34 Indeed! If I'm not too unworthy
01:34:32 My nephew insisted on it
01:37:40 You would never wear them
01:43:12 with singing birds in the pavillion, the fountain with fish.
01:47:21 Mother, I want to go away too!
01:50:49 But, what is it?
01:57:38 Father father!
01:59:44 But my wheat lights on fire in a fire wall!
02:07:46 Everyone! We can!
02:12:02 It's very bad rice. The worst I've ever bought!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,213
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:03:34
Final line02:12:02
Production Record
DirectorSidney Franklin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,800,000
Revenue$3,557,000
IMDb votes5,576