“The Good Earth” quotes

(1937)

Movie The Good Earth

Victor Fleming, Sam Wood directed this movie in 1937

Title The Good Earth
Year 1937
Directors Sidney Franklin, Victor Fleming, Gustav Machatý, Sam Wood
Genre Drama, Romance

All actors – Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charley Grapewin, Jessie Ralph, Soo Yong, Keye Luke, Roland Lui, Suzanna Kim, Ching Wah Lee, Harold Huber

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“I told their teacher to beat them. He beat them so well that this one's going to the university.”
Paul Muni - Wang
[Tag:punishment, teachers, university]
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“- Liu - Grain Merchant: Mr. Wang, two clever sons like these are the better half of your wealth.
- Wang: They're stupid, worthless creatures. If anything was driven into their thick, brass skulls it was by beating them.”
Olaf Hytten - Liu - Grain Merchant
Paul Muni - Wang
[Tag:insult, son, wealth]
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“- Elder Son: If I'm not too unworthy, I hope to win a degree in agriculture.
- Liu - Grain Merchant: Degree? Agriculture?
- Wang: That's some kind of paper that will make it rain just enough, but not too much.”
Keye Luke - Elder Son
Olaf Hytten - Liu - Grain Merchant
Paul Muni - Wang
[Tag:agriculture, ignorance, university]
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“The land is our life, and it's better to go south or die walking than giving it to you for nothing.”
Luise Rainer - O-Lan
[Tag:determination, possession, sacrifice]

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