

Dragon Seed
"M-G-M's immortal production of the great novel"
Overview
The lives of a small Chinese village are turned Upside down when the Japanese invade it. An heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against Japanese Invaders.
Movie Details
Budget
$3.1M
$3,070,000
Revenue
$4.6M
$4,627,000
Languages
English
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Key Crew

Jack Conway
Director

Harold S. Bucquet
Director

Jane Murfin
Writer

Pandro S. Berman
Producer
Cast

Katharine Hepburn
Jade Tan

Walter Huston
Ling Tan

Aline MacMahon
Ling Tan's Wife

Akim Tamiroff
Wu Lien

Turhan Bey
Lao Er Tan - Middle Son

Hurd Hatfield
Lao San Tan - Youngest Son

J. Carrol Naish
Japanese Kitchen Overseer

Agnes Moorehead
Third Cousin's Wife

Henry Travers
Third Cousin

Robert Bice
Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son

Robert Lewis
Captain Sato

Frances Rafferty
Orchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife

Jacqueline deWit
Wu Lien's Wife

Clarence Lung
Fourth Cousin

Paul E. Burns
Shen - Neighbor

Anna Demetrio
Wu Sao

Lionel Barrymore
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey
Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

Philip Ahn
Leader of City People (uncredited)

Benson Fong
Sudent (uncredited)