Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

 Cast: Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart
, Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
, Walter Huston
Walter Huston
, Turhan Bey
Turhan Bey
, Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff
Dragon Seed

Dragon Seed

 Cast: Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart
, Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
, Walter Huston
Walter Huston
, Turhan Bey
Turhan Bey
, Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff

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Overview

This lavish, 145-minute cinemadaptation of the Pearl Buck best-seller Dragon Seed was intended by MGM as a followup to the studio's successful film version of Buck's The Good Earth. In true Hollywood fashion, the Chinese protagonists are all played by Caucasian actors, with fascinating if not always convincing results. When a peaceful Chinese village is invaded by the Japanese prior to WW2, the men elect to adopt a peaceful, don't-rock-the-boat attitude towards their conquerors-and it is understood that the women will stoically acquiesce as well. But Jade (Katharine Hepburn), a headstrong young woman, intends to stand up to the Japanese whether her husband Lao Er (Turhan Bey) approves or not. She even goes so far as to learn to read and to handle a weapon, so that she may properly equipped for both psychological and physical combat. Jade's attitude spreads to the rest of the village, convincing even the staunchest of male traditional that the Japanese can be defeated only by offering a strong united front-male and female. Alas, there are a few Quislings in their midst, notably avaricious merchant Wu Lien (Akim Tamiroff), who learns all too late the terrible cost of collaboration. While it seems odd to see so many non-Orientals-Walter Huston, Agnes Moorehead, Hurd Hatfield, J. Carroll Naish-in the major roles, Dragon Seed manages to retain its power and entertainment value even 50 years after the fact (Incidentally, there are a few genuine Chinese in the cast-most of them playing Japanese!)

Product Details

Release Date: 08/22/2017
UPC: 0888574513597
Original Release: 1944
Rating: NR
Source: Warner Archives
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Surround EX, Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 2:28:00
Sales rank: 3,435

Special Features

Featurette Romance of Cellulois, Twenty Years Later; Classic Cartoon Happy-Go-Nutty; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Katharine Hepburn Jade Tan
Walter Huston Ling Tan
Turhan Bey Lao Er Tan
Akim Tamiroff Wu Lien
Aline MacMahon Mrs. Ling Tan
Hurd Hatfield Lao San
Frances Rafferty Orchid
Agnes Moorehead 3rd Cousin's Wife
Henry Travers 3rd Cousin
Robert Lewis Capt. Sato
J. Carrol Naish Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Robert Bice Lao Ta
Jacqueline de Wit Mrs. Wu Lien
Clarence Lung 4th Cousin,Japanese Diplomat
Paul E. Burns Neighbor Shen
Anna Demetrio Wu Soo
Ted Hecht Maj. Yohagi
Abner Biberman Capt. Yasuda
Leonard Mudie Old Peddler
Benson Fong Student
Philip Van Zandt Japanese Guard
Al Hill Japanese Officer
J. Alex Havier Japanese Soldier,Japanese Soldier
Philip Ahn Leader of City People
Roland Got Speaker with Movies
Robbie Lee Young Farmer
Frank Puglia Old Clerk
Claire DuBrey Hysterical Woman
Lee Tung Foo Innkeeper
Jay Novello Japanese Soldier
Leonard Strong Japanese Official
Lionel Barrymore Narrator
Keye Luke Actor

Technical Credits
Pandro S. Berman Producer
Harold S. Bucquet Director
Jack Conway Director
Warren Newcombe Special Effects
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