Dragon Seed backdrop

Dragon Seed 1944 Directed by Harold S. Bucquet , Jack Conway

M-G-M's immortal production of the great novel

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $3,070,000
Revenue $4,627,000
Release Date 20 July 1944
148 mins
Cast
Walter Huston Ling Tan
Aline MacMahon Ling Tan's Wife
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
Lionel Barrymore Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
Philip Ahn Leader of City People (uncredited)
Benson Fong Sudent (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie Old Peddler Selling Poison (uncredited)
Abner Biberman Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
Ted Hecht Maj. Yohagi (uncredited)
Victor Wong Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Al Hill Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Jay Novello Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Wang Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt Japanese Guard (uncredited)
Spencer Chan Farmer (uncredited)
Teru Shimada Villager (uncredited)