Movie
Dragon Seed
Released: July 20, 1944 (1944)
Runtime: 148 minutes
Genres: Drama
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Henry Travers as Third Cousin
Age at release: 70
- Walter Huston as Ling Tan
Age at release: 61
- J. Carrol Naish as Japanese Kitchen Overseer
Age at release: 48
- Aline MacMahon as Ling Tan's Wife
Age at release: 45
- Akim Tamiroff as Wu Lien
Age at release: 44
- Agnes Moorehead as Third Cousin's Wife
Age at release: 43
- Katharine Hepburn as Jade Tan
Age at release: 37
- Robert Bice as Lao Ta Tan - Eldest Son
Age at release: 30
- Hurd Hatfield as Lao San Tan - Youngest Son
Age at release: 26
- Turhan Bey as Lao Er Tan - Middle Son
Age at release: 22
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- Lionel Barrymore as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Age at release: 66
- Paul E. Burns as Shen - Neighbor
Age at release: 63
- Leonard Mudie as Old Peddler Selling Poison (uncredited)
Age at release: 61
- Anna Demetrio as Wu Sao
Age at release: 53
- Al Hill as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Spencer Chan as Farmer (uncredited)
Age at release: 52
- Claire Du Brey as Hysterical Woman (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
- Philip Ahn as Leader of City People (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Jay Novello as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Philip Van Zandt as Japanese Guard (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Teru Shimada as Villager (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
- Victor Wong as Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- Ted Hecht as Maj. Yohagi (uncredited)
Age at release: 36
- Robert Lewis as Captain Sato
Age at release: 35
- Abner Biberman as Capt. Yasuda (uncredited)
Age at release: 35
- Jacqueline deWit as Wu Lien's Wife
Age at release: 31
- Clarence Lung as Fourth Cousin
Age at release: 29
- Benson Fong as Sudent (uncredited)
Age at release: 27
- Frances Rafferty as Orchid Tan - Lao Ta's Wife
Age at release: 22
- Richard Wang as Japanese Soldier (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown