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1. Bigger and Better Blondes (1927)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Charley Chase, Jean Arthur, Mario Carillo, Gale Henry
Votes: 16
2. Somebody Lied (1923)
Short, Comedy
Directors: Bryan Foy, Stephen Roberts | Stars: Ken Maynard, Jean Arthur
Votes: 12
3. Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Marshal Matt Dillon keeps the peace in rough-and-tumble Dodge City.
Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 8,775
4. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Passed | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold
Votes: 121,493 | Gross: $9.60M
5.
Gunsmoke (1955–1975)
Episode:
Thursday's Child
(1965)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Kitty welcomes her mentor to town, but her friend is burdened by a secret: she's here to deliver the child of her outlaw son, a man willing to take his own mother hostage.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis
Votes: 196
6. You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The son of a snobbish Wall Street banker becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family not realizing that his father is trying to force her family from their home for a real estate development.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Edward Arnold
Votes: 27,928 | Gross: $4.66M
7. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander
Votes: 23,239
8. Seven Chances (1925)
Passed | 56 min | Comedy, Romance
A man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.
Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Ruth Dwyer, T. Roy Barnes, Snitz Edwards
Votes: 11,746 | Gross: $1.30M
9. Under Fire (1926)
50 min | Western
Lt. Tom Brennan is cashiered from the 7th Cavalry on two charges, both unjust: that of deserting his men in the face of a cruel Indian attack, and of entertaining a married woman in his ... See full summary »
Director: Clifford S. Elfelt | Stars: Bill Patton, Jean Arthur, Cathleen Calhoun, Norbert A. Myles
Votes: 14
10. Hello Lafayette (1927)
20 min | Short, Comedy
A salmon taster enlists and is put to work passing out salmon to the troops. When he is assigned to take the salmon in the lines he gets absent minded and throws hand grenades over to the ... See full summary »
Directors: Alfred Davis, Max Gold | Stars: Ernest Shields, Jean Arthur, Harry Woods
Votes: 8
11. The Powerful Eye (1924)
Short, Western
Two cowboys are in love with a single lass. A hypnotist shows up one as a sheik which turns her affections to the other. Morrison as the "sheik" desires to regain her interest. He studies ... See full summary »
Director: William James Craft | Stars: Pete Morrison, Jean Arthur, Olin Francis
Votes: 11
12. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
110 min | Documentary, Biography
Biography of the Academy Award winning director including dramatic color footage of WWII.
Director: George Stevens Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Warren Beatty, Pandro S. Berman, Frank Capra
Votes: 466
13. Spring Fever (II) (1923)
Short, Comedy
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Al St. John, Jean Arthur
Votes: 14
14. Shane (1953)
Not Rated | 118 min | Drama, Western
A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde
Votes: 44,221 | Gross: $20.00M
15. Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Passed | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
At a remote South American trading port, the manager of an air-freight company is forced to risk his pilots' lives in order to win an important contract as a traveling American showgirl stops in town.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess
Votes: 15,676
16. The More the Merrier (1943)
Passed | 104 min | Comedy
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Charles Coburn, Richard Gaines
Votes: 7,483
17. The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Jean Arthur, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Edmund Gwenn
Votes: 4,779
18. The Jean Arthur Show (1966)
30 min | Comedy
Widowed Patricia Marshall is a successful attorney who welcomes her newly graduated son Paul into her law firm. She uses her chauffeur Morton as a sounding board and occasionally dates the eligible Richie Wells.
Stars: Jean Arthur, Ron Harper, Leonard Stone, Richard Conte
Votes: 56
19. Biff Bang Buddy (1924)
Western
Buddy rescues Bonnie Norton and is rewarded with a job on her father's ranch. When he is captured by Nachez' outlaw band and is left tied to a train track, he is rescued by McCune, another ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd Ingraham | Stars: Buddy Roosevelt, Jean Arthur, Buck Connors, Bob Fleming
Votes: 14
20. The Talk of the Town (1942)
Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An escaped prisoner has to prove his innocence to a stuffy law professor with the help of a spirited school teacher.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 9,137
21. Easy Living (1937)
Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance
When a wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off a roof and it lands on the head of a stenographer, everyone assumes she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Ray Milland, Luis Alberni
Votes: 4,176
22. A Foreign Affair (1948)
Approved | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jean Arthur, Marlene Dietrich, John Lund, Millard Mitchell
Votes: 8,563
23. History Is Made at Night (1937)
Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wealthy divorcée falls for a charming Parisian, but her insanely jealous ex-husband will do anything to get her back.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Charles Boyer, Jean Arthur, Leo Carrillo, Colin Clive
Votes: 2,518
24. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan
Votes: 3,216
25. The Masked Menace (1927)
The mill of an old woman and her ward, Faith Newton (Jean Arthur), is being terrorized by the masked menace of the title known as "Still Face". The women are helped by a man named Keats ... See full summary »
Director: Arch Heath | Stars: Larry Kent, Jean Arthur, Thomas Holding, Laura Alberta
Votes: 10
26. If You Could Only Cook (1935)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy, Romance
An executive lets an attractive cook talk him into taking a job as butler.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Herbert Marshall, Jean Arthur, Leo Carrillo, Lionel Stander
Votes: 1,426
27. Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12 (1938)
10 min | Documentary, Short
A visit to Buck Jones's new ranch and his horse, Silver, to James Gleason and his dog, to Charles Ruggles and his kennels; on the set of 'You Can't Take it With You', director Frank Capra ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, Frank Capra, James Gleason
Votes: 25
28.
The Jean Arthur Show (1966)
Episode:
My Client, the Rooster
(1966)
30 min | Comedy
Patricia takes up the case of Brewster the Rooster, who is the focus of a lawsuit because of his early morning crowing. He's owned by a good friend's small son. The problem is, Paul's new ... See full summary »
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Jean Arthur, Ron Harper, Leonard Stone, Paul Reed
Votes: 6
29. The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Mystery
A wealthy mystery writer uses her doctor ex-husband's non-payment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation.
Director: Stephen Roberts | Stars: William Powell, Jean Arthur, James Gleason, Eric Blore
Votes: 2,200
30. The Plainsman (1936)
Passed | 113 min | Drama, Western
Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody attempt to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, James Ellison, Charles Bickford
Votes: 2,431
31. Arizona (1940)
Passed | 125 min | Drama, Western
In Tucson of the 1860s, a pioneer woman struggles to succeed in the freight and cattle business while at risk at the hands of corrupt and violent local businessmen and rampaging Indians.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Jean Arthur, William Holden, Warren William, Porter Hall
Votes: 1,494
32. Diamond Jim (1935)
Approved | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of legendary gambler Diamond Jim Brady and his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero
Votes: 254
33. A Man of Nerve (1925)
50 min | Western
A young ranch hand who is suspected by his boss of stealing cattle leaves the ranch determined to capture the real offenders. While away he meets a girl with whom he falls in love. For a ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Chaudet | Stars: Bob Custer, Jean Arthur, Leon Holmes, David Dunbar
Votes: 14
34. The Fighting Smile (1925)
Western
A cowboy who has been away from home for a long time returns, only to find that the area he grew up in has been taken over by a vicious gang of cattle rustlers--and that his closest friend from boyhood is one of them.
Director: Jay Marchant | Stars: Bill Cody, Jean Arthur, Charles Brinley, George Magrill
Votes: 19
35. Screen Snapshots Series 9, No. 24 (1930)
9 min | Short
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Mary Pickford, Robert Armstrong, Jean Arthur
Votes: 13
36. The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1986)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
Merv Griffin invites a series of actors, actresses, writers, and directors to discuss the progressive work they have done and current culture, arts, and entertainment surrounding the numerous projects.
Stars: Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, Mort Lindsey Orchestra, Arthur Treacher
Votes: 608
37. The Past of Mary Holmes (1933)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An alcoholic former opera singer (Helen MacKellar) resents the promising career of her son (Eric Linden) and his recent engagement to an actress (Jean Arthur).
Directors: Harlan Thompson, Slavko Vorkapich | Stars: Helen MacKellar, Eric Linden, Jean Arthur, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher
Votes: 28
38. Virtuous Husband (1931)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Romance
When a rich young man marries, he lets the books and letters left him by his dead mother guide his life.
Director: Vin Moore | Stars: Elliott Nugent, Betty Compson, Jean Arthur, Tully Marshall
Votes: 35
39. The Cowboy Cop (1926)
50 min | Drama, Western
Jerry McGill, an Arizona cowpuncher, arrives in Los Angeles, is robbed by a stranger in a taxi, and is stranded. He is befriended by Frankie, a newsboy, who buys his dinner and becomes his ... See full summary »
Director: Robert De Lacey | Stars: Tom Tyler, Jean Arthur, Ervin Renard, Frankie Darro
Votes: 29
40. Ridin' Rivals (1926)
Passed | 56 min | Western
Attracted to a girl, a cowboy takes a job on the adjoining ranch hoping to see her again and he gets his chance when her horse becomes a runaway.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Buddy Roosevelt, Hal Taliaferro, Jean Arthur, Lew Meehan
Votes: 13
41. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 324
42. Whirlpool (1934)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Carnie owner Buck Rankin marries local girl Helen and plans to go straight, but after a brawl ends up with a twenty-year sentence for manslaughter. When a pregnant Helen vows to wait for ... See full summary »
Director: Roy William Neill | Stars: Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Donald Cook, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 446
43. Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
Passed | 89 min | Crime, Drama
A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Jean Arthur, Chester Morris, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 675
44. Party Wire (1935)
Approved | 69 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Story of a small-town girl victimized by her gossiping neighbors.
Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Jean Arthur, Victor Jory, Helen Lowell, Robert Allen
Votes: 464
45. Stairs of Sand (1929)
65 min | Romance, Western
Director: Otto Brower | Stars: Wallace Beery, Jean Arthur, Phillips Holmes, Fred Kohler
Votes: 19
46. Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
Passed | 73 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Jean Arthur, Joel McCrea, Reginald Owen, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 842
47. The Defense Rests (1934)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
The assistant (Arthur) of a sleazy lawyer (Holt) is determined to end his cheating ways.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Jack Holt, Jean Arthur, Nat Pendleton, Arthur Hohl
Votes: 198
48. Sins of the Fathers (1928)
73 min | Drama
A married restaurant owner is persuaded to become a bootlegger by a beautiful young girl. When he starts making money at it, she steals it, then runs off with another man. His wife finds out what happened. Complications ensue.
Director: Ludwig Berger | Stars: Emil Jannings, Ruth Chatterton, Barry Norton, Jean Arthur
Votes: 32
49. Too Many Husbands (1940)
Passed | 81 min | Comedy, Romance
Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Jean Arthur, Fred MacMurray, Melvyn Douglas, Harry Davenport
Votes: 1,699
50. The Greene Murder Case (1929)
Passed | 69 min | Crime, Mystery
At the end of each year, the extremely wealthy but odious Greene family gets together at the spooky old family castle to establish terms of a will, though they despise each other. This year... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: William Powell, Florence Eldridge, Ullrich Haupt, Jean Arthur
Votes: 478