the good earth follow the life a slave girl and a poor farmer in china . the movie be base on the novel by pearl s. buck . the story be great and but i hat that they decide to cast anglos in the lead role . walter connolly be laughable a the farmer father . he have such a heavy american accent and as do most of the lead actor and that i could not bear listen to him speak . it be a shame that hollywood could not get past their racist belief to cast asian in the lead role . to take anglos and make them look like chinese be akin to anglos put shoe polish on their face to play african american .