Dragon Seed (1944)

07/20/1944 2h 28m

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

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Overview

Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against the Japanese invaders.

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Cast Ages at Release

Katharine Hepburn

as Jade Tan

Born 05/12/1907

Died 06/29/2003, age

Walter Huston

as Ling Tan

Born 04/03/1883

Died 04/07/1950, age

Aline MacMahon

as Ling Tan's Wife

Born 05/03/1899

Died 10/12/1991, age

Akim Tamiroff

as Wu Lien

Born 10/27/1899

Died 09/17/1972, age

Turhan Bey

as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son

Born 03/30/1922

Died 09/30/2012, age

Hurd Hatfield

as Lao San Tan - Youngest Son

Born 12/07/1917

Died 12/26/1998, age

J. Carrol Naish

as Japanese Kitchen Overseer

Born 01/20/1896

Died 01/24/1973, age

Agnes Moorehead

as Third Cousin's Wife

Born 12/04/1900

Died 04/30/1974, age

Henry Travers

as Third Cousin

Born 03/04/1874

Died 10/18/1965, age

Lionel Barrymore

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Born 04/28/1878

Died 11/15/1954, age

Claire Du Brey

as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)

Born 08/30/1892

Died 08/01/1993, age

Benson Fong

as Sudent (uncredited)

Born 10/10/1916

Died 08/01/1987, age

Victor Wong

as Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Born 09/24/1906

Died 04/07/1972, age

Jay Novello

as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)

Born 08/22/1904

Died 09/02/1982, age

Teru Shimada

as Villager (uncredited)

Born 11/17/1905

Died 06/19/1988, age