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Dragon Seed (1944) Poster

(1944)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Harold S. Bucquet
Jack Conway

Writing Credits  

Pearl S. Buck ... (novel)
 
Marguerite Roberts ... (screenplay) and
Jane Murfin ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

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 ... Capt. Sato
Frances Rafferty ... Orchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife
Jacqueline deWit ... Wu Lien's Wife
Clarence Lung Clarence Lung ... Fourth Cousin
Paul E. Burns ... Shen - Neighbor
Anna Demetrio Anna Demetrio ... Wu Sao
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philip Ahn ... Leader of City People (uncredited)
Albert Baldo Albert Baldo ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Lionel Barrymore ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Abner Biberman ... Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
John Bleifer John Bleifer ... Japanese Guard (uncredited)
Luke Chan Luke Chan ... City Man (uncredited)
Spencer Chan ... Farmer (uncredited)
Marlowe Chuck Marlowe Chuck ... Wu Lien's First Child (uncredited)
Noel Cravat Noel Cravat ... Japanese Guard (uncredited)
Johnny Dong Johnny Dong ... Student (uncredited)
Claire Du Brey ... Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
Arthur Dulac Arthur Dulac ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Edward Emerson Edward Emerson ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Eng Frank Eng ... Student (uncredited)
Benson Fong ... Sudent (uncredited)
Harold Fong Harold Fong ... Clerk (uncredited)
Lee Tong Foo ... Innkeeper (uncredited)
Wing Foo Wing Foo ... Student (uncredited)
Paul Fung Paul Fung ... Farmer (uncredited)
Roland Got Roland Got ... Speaker with Movies (uncredited)
Alex Havier Alex Havier ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Ted Hecht ... Maj. Yohagi (uncredited)
Al Hill ... Japanese Officer (uncredited)
David Hui David Hui ... Jade's Child (uncredited)
Percy Incion Percy Incion ... Japanese Guard (uncredited)
Pete G. Katchenaro Pete G. Katchenaro ... Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Joseph Kim Joseph Kim ... Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Paul King Paul King ... Farmer (uncredited)
Eddie Lee Eddie Lee ... City Man (uncredited)
Norman Lee Norman Lee ... Wu Lien's Second Child (uncredited)
Robert Lee ... Young Farmer (uncredited)
James B. Leong James B. Leong ... City Man (uncredited)
Jung Lim Jung Lim ... Farmer (uncredited)
Emil Luna Emil Luna ... Japanese Official (uncredited)
Charles Lung Charles Lung ... Japanese Diplomat (uncredited)
Ma Ma ... Water Buffalo (uncredited)
Abraham Mirkin Abraham Mirkin ... (uncredited)
Leonard Mudie ... Old Peddler Selling Poison (uncredited)
Jay Novello ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Frank Puglia ... Wu Lien's Old Clerk (uncredited)
Jack Santos Jack Santos ... Japanese Guard (uncredited)
Teru Shimada ... Villager (uncredited)
Hayward Soo Hoo ... Orchid's First Child (uncredited)
Leonard Strong ... Japanese Official (uncredited)
Frank Tang ... Farmer (uncredited)
Edna Mae Tom Edna Mae Tom ... Chinese Woman (uncredited)
Wei Fan Tseui Wei Fan Tseui ... Student (uncredited)
Irene Tso Irene Tso ... Wu Lien's Third Child (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt ... Japanese Guard (uncredited)
Prince Waln Prince Waln ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Wang Richard Wang ... Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Beal Wong Beal Wong ... Farmer / Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Tai Ling Wong Tai Ling Wong ... Orchid's Second Child (uncredited)
Victor Wong ... Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Winifred Woo Winifred Woo ... Jade's Child (uncredited)
Richard Yee Richard Yee ... Student (uncredited)
Beverly Young Beverly Young ... Orchid's Second Child (uncredited)

Produced by 

Pandro S. Berman ... producer

Music by 

Herbert Stothart

Cinematography by 

Sidney Wagner ... director of photography

Editing by 

Harold F. Kress

Casting By 

Rufus Le Maire ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by 

Cedric Gibbons
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by 

Edwin B. Willis

Costume Design by 

Valles

Makeup Department 

Jack Dawn ... makeup designer
Irma Kusely ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Andrew Marton ... second unit director (uncredited)
Al Shenberg ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Hugh Hunt ... associate set decorator
Frank Wesselhoff ... painter (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Douglas Shearer ... recording director
Robert Shirley ... sound mixer (uncredited)
Newell Sparks ... sound mixer (uncredited) / unit sound mixer (uncredited)
Michael Steinore ... sound mixer (uncredited)
John A. Williams ... sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Visual Effects by 

Mark Davis ... special effects camera (uncredited)
A. Arnold Gillespie ... miniatures (uncredited)
Charles D. Hall ... miniatures (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

John Schmitz ... second camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Irene ... costume supervisor

Music Department 

Edward Baravalle ... music mixer (uncredited)
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
M.J. McLaughlin ... music mixer (uncredited)
Herbert Stothart ... conductor (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Robert Lewis ... screen test director
Wei Fan Hsueh ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Robert Lewis ... dialogue director (uncredited)
Mitch Rawson ... publicist (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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