Directed by
| Sidney Franklin | ||
| Victor Fleming | ... | (uncredited) |
| Gustav Machatý | ... | (uncredited) |
| Sam Wood | ... | (uncredited) |
Writing Credits
| Talbot Jennings | ... | (screen play) & |
| Tess Slesinger | ... | (screen play) and |
| Claudine West | ... | (screen play) |
| Pearl S. Buck | ... | (based upon the novel by) |
| Frances Marion | ... | (uncredited) |
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Produced by
| Albert Lewin | ... | associate producer |
| Irving Thalberg | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Herbert Stothart | ||
Cinematography by
| Karl Freund | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
| Basil Wrangell | ... | film editor |
| Ben Lewis | ... | supervising film editor: MGM (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Cedric Gibbons | ||
Costume Design by
| Herbert Neuwirth | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Jack Dawn | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Max Factor | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Charles Gemora | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Cecil Holland | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Norbert A. Myles | ... | makeup artist: Charley Grapewin (uncredited) |
| Web Overlander | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Mike Ragan | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Robert J. Schiffer | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| William Tuttle | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Dave Friedman | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
| Frank Messenger | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hugh Boswell | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Fred Niblo | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
| Hezi Tate | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| A. Arnold Gillespie | ... | associate art director (as Arnold Gillespie) |
| Harry Oliver | ... | associate art director |
| Edwin B. Willis | ... | associate art director |
| Tom Gubbins | ... | props: China (uncredited) |
| F. Suie One | ... | props and Chinese artifacts (uncredited) |
| Frank Tang | ... | calligrapher (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Douglas Shearer | ... | recording director |
Special Effects by
| James Basevi | ... | special effects: locust sequence (uncredited) |
| Dave Friedman | ... | special effects: locust sequence (uncredited) |
| Corril Harris | ... | special effects: locust sequence (uncredited) |
| James Curtis Havens | ... | special effects: locust sequence (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Jewel Jordan | ... | stunt double: Luise Rainer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Charles G. Clarke | ... | photographer: China (uncredited) |
| Ben M. Cohen | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Russell A. Cully | ... | photographer: China (uncredited) |
| George W. Hill | ... | supervising photographer: China (uncredited) |
| Mason Hooper | ... | photographer: backgrounds and process shots (uncredited) |
| Walter Lundin | ... | camera operator: Cedar City (uncredited) |
| Gustav Machatý | ... | director of process photography (uncredited) |
| Ray Ramsey | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| H.C. Smith | ... | photographer: China (uncredited) |
| Harkness Smith | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Frank Tanner | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
| 'Newreel' Wong | ... | photographer: China (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Chester Gann | ... | casting: Chinese extras (uncredited) |
| William Grady | ... | casting: Chinese extras (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Dolly Tree | ... | wardrobe |
| Tom Gubbins | ... | costumes: China (uncredited) |
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Slavko Vorkapich | ... | montage |
| Peter Ballbusch | ... | montage (uncredited) |
| Tom Held | ... | editing staff (uncredited) |
| Ben Lewis | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Charles T. Trego | ... | montage (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Wayne Allen | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Leonid Raab | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Clifford Vaughan | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Edward Ward | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Donald Davis | ... | adapted for the stage by |
| Owen Davis | ... | adapted for the stage by |
| Victor Adams | ... | stand-in: Paul Muni (uncredited) |
| Marian Ainslee | ... | screenplay constructor (uncredited) |
| Pearl S. Buck | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Marc Connelly | ... | screenplay constructor (uncredited) |
| Howard Dietz | ... | press representative (uncredited) |
| Jules Furthman | ... | screenplay constructor (uncredited) |
| DuBose Heyward | ... | screenplay constructor (uncredited) |
| James Lee | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Clarence Locan | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Frances Marion | ... | screenplay constructor (uncredited) |
| John M. Nickolaus | ... | laboratory supervisor: sepia tinting (uncredited) |
| Bessie Ochs | ... | technical advisor: China (uncredited) |
| Yee On | ... | supervisor of landscapes (uncredited) |
| 'Dutch' Pettit | ... | pigtail braider (uncredited) |
| Franz Schulz | ... | screenplay constructor (uncredited) |
| Frank Tong | ... | assistant: Harry Oliver (uncredited) |
| Y.S. Tsao | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Ting-Hsiu Tu | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Irving Thalberg | ... | we dedicate this picture to the memory of (as Irving Grant Thalberg) |
