The Good Earth (All Region DVD) 1937 Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly

Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times.
Director: Sidney Franklin
A PLAGUE: Special effects experts were unable to produce an authentic-looking locust plague. Just as they were about to abandon the scene, they received word that a real locust plague was taking place several states away. A camera crew was rushed to the scene to film it.