Luise Rainer, Charlotte Chandler, Joe Franklin Show, 1981 

Minnie, I just finished watching "Toy Wife" with Louise , and Melvin Douglas. A delightful film, and I hope you can watch it sometime. I looked her up after the film, and was shocked to find out she died only 3 years ago. At the ripe old age of 104!!! I read up on her, and watched some interviews, and you're right,she is truly a fantastic and intelligent woman. Too bad we didn't hear more about her.

he tried to "franklin-ize" (his word) her. ms rainer about as under-rated as they get in life. i love joe ... met miss chandler as well ... this is pure dada~

His rapid-fire questioning style is just totally at odds with her genuine way of expressing herself

@@lepetitchat123 THIS.

Daniel Young Dick Cavett?

Congratulations a double whammy of racism in one sentence! You sir are a special individual.

She won for her acting performance. Portraying asians was considered an accomplishment back then. Loretta Young, Katharine Hepburn, Myrna Loy and "Good Earth" star Paul Muni all did it.

@@aeichler she won for depicting horrible stereotypes about asians and for getting the role over REAL and talented asian actresses. That win is an old Hollywood shame

I’m so annoyed by people like you who didn’t live back in those times and make judgments about people in a world that you did not live in. Of course it’s wrong, and a total injustice that Anna May Wong was not able to play that role. But back then it was not considered politically incorrect for an actor of one race to play a character of another race. It was seen as versatility. Also, The Good Earth is not about offensive Chinese stereotypes. I lived in China for six years, and many of those old superstitions are still around today. I experienced them. They are simply a cultural difference. Have you ever read Pearl S Buck’s books? She had great respect for the Chinese people. And I do not see Rainer’s performance as being a negative stereotype. She imbued that character with great humanity. O-Lan was the heart and soul of the story and a very admirable person.

@@larrydirtybird look, there's a reason why nobody talks about her or her Oscar win these days. The Oscar would overwrite her win if they could because it's SO shameful

@@larrydirtybird No nicely said and I agree wholeheartedly. It would have been a nice career break for Anna May Wong, but we'll never know if her performance could have matched Rainer's, who is indeed the heart of the film. And you're right that actors playing Asians or other nationalities was considered an impressive attribute. We'd never have had Myrna Loy!