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Arrowsmith (1931)

APPROVED 108 min  -  Drama  -   26 December 1931 (USA)
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Based on Sinclair Lewis's novel "Arrowsmith". A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.

Director:

John Ford

Writers:

Sinclair Lewis (novel), Sidney Howard (adaptation)

Stars:

Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes and Richard Bennett
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Ronald Colman ...
Helen Hayes ...
Richard Bennett Richard Bennett ...
A.E. Anson A.E. Anson ...
Clarence Brooks Clarence Brooks ...
Oliver Marchand
Alec B. Francis Alec B. Francis ...
Twyford (as Alec Francis)
Claude King Claude King ...
Bert Roach Bert Roach ...
Myrna Loy ...
Mrs. Joyce Lanyon
Russell Hopton Russell Hopton ...
David Landau David Landau ...
State Veterinarian
Lumsden Hare Lumsden Hare ...
Sir Robert Fairland - Governor
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Storyline

Based on a Sinclair Lewis novel "Martin Arrowsmith". A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Medical | Plague | Serum | West Indies | Scientist  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Swedish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El Dr. Arrowsmith See more »

Filming Locations:

Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Samuel Goldwyn Company, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The first American sound film to feature a black character ("Dr. Oliver Marchand" played by Clarence Brooks) with a university degree who speaks perfect English, does not shuffle, and does not act in the usual stereotypical manner in which blacks were depicted in Hollywood films at the time. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: In the night scene outside the research building when Dr. Arrowsmith's wife catches up to him, the snow becomes very scant and then a whole clump of snow falls, which looks like a stage hand got behind on their snowfall duties then panicked. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Martin Arrowsmith: Be informed, the first duty of a nurse is to stand when she speaks to a doctor.
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Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'Lost Horizon' (1999) See more »

Soundtracks

"William Tell Overture"
(1829) (uncredited)
Written by Gioachino Rossini
Played on piano from a recording See more »