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!
00:07:43 I'll be grateful to you
00:11:49 Open it! Open it!
00:18:42 It will grow!
00:29:55 I get a woman
00:38:12 What have I not thought of...
00:43:16 And why should you go about
00:46:39 People from the North! But why?
00:53:56 Would not a man sell his lands
01:00:13 or die walking, than to give it to you
01:06:27 I took it from an old woman!
01:12:28 Republic? What is a "republic"?
01:23:27 But it's too late to help me
01:27:15 Liu Fong Kee, the set wheat as and when same harvested
01:29:46 in due time
01:35:59 No mother! Father wishes to see you.
01:41:16 Wong the farmer?
01:45:30 Why should I?
01:49:11 You worked on the land;
01:53:31 Good day master! Good day!
01:59:02 We can fight these creeping things!
02:02:32 Yes, they fall!
02:11:12 All that is finished!
02:17:24 Ou Lang, you are the earth!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,213
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:03:34
Final line02:17:24
Production Record
DirectorSidney Franklin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2,800,000
Revenue$3,557,000
IMDb votes5,576