The Good Earth (film)
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The Good Earth is a 1937 American drama film about Chinese farmers who struggle to survive. It was adapted by Talbot Jennings, Tess Slesinger, and Claudine West from the 1932 play by Owen Davis and Do
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Irving Thalberg
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Irving Grant Thalberg was an American film producer during the early years of motion pictures. He was called "The Boy Wonder" for his youth and ability to select scripts, choose actors, gather product
The Good Earth (film)
…some musical sketches for the score before the plan fell through. Pearl Buck intended the film to be cast with all Chinese or Chinese-American actors. Irving Thalberg also envisioned casting only Chinese actors, but had to concede that American audiences were not ready for such a film. According to Variety, Anna May…
Thalberg c. 1930s
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Thalberg (left) with wife Norma Shearer, and Louis B. Mayer, 1932
Sid Grauman, Norma Shearer, and Thalberg, 1932