Arrowsmith
HE FOUGHT FOR MAN... and lost a woman!
1931 | 108m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | John Ford |
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| Writer: | Sidney Howard, Sinclair Lewis |
| Staring: |
| A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 07, 1931 |
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| Director: | John Ford |
| Writer: | Sidney Howard, Sinclair Lewis |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | pre-code, plague |
| Production Companies | Howard Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ronald Colman | Dr. Martin Arrowsmith |
| Helen Hayes | Leora Tozer Arrowsmith |
| Richard Bennett | Gustav Sondelius |
| A.E. Anson | Professor Max Gottlieb |
| Clarence Brooks | Dr. Oliver Marchand |
| Alec B. Francis | Twyford |
| Claude King | Dr. Tubbs |
| Bert Roach | Bert Tozer |
| Myrna Loy | Joyce Lanyon |
| Russell Hopton | Terry Wickett |
| David Landau | State Veterinarian |
| Lumsden Hare | Sir Robert Fairland |
| Erville Alderson | Pioneer (uncredited) |
| Ward Bond | Cop (uncredited) |
| Beulah Bondi | Mrs. Tozer (uncredited) |
| Florence Britton | Miss Twyford (uncredited) |
| Nora Cecil | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Sidney De Gray | Dr. Hesselink (uncredited) |
| Cyril Delevanti | Committee Member (uncredited) |
| Walter Downing | City Clerk (uncredited) |
| Gibson Gowland | Committee Member (uncredited) |
| Sherry Hall | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Theresa Harris | Native Mother (uncredited) |
| Raymond Hatton | Drunk (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Henry | Pioneer Girl (uncredited) |
| George Humbert | Italian Uncle (uncredited) |
| DeWitt Jennings | B.W. Tozer (uncredited) |
| Mike Lally | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Lillian Lawrence | West Indies Townswoman at Meeting (uncredited) |
| Carl M. Leviness | Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
| James A. Marcus | Old Doctor (uncredited) |
| Eric Mayne | Dignitary at Luncheon (uncredited) |
| Kendall McComas | Little Johnny (uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Ship's Passenger (uncredited) |
| John Qualen | Henry Novak (uncredited) |
| Edward Reinach | Dignitary (uncredited) |
| Milton Royce | Intern (uncredited) |
| Harry Schultz | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Pat Somerset | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| Adele Watson | Mrs. Novak (uncredited) |
| Bobby Watson | Little Neighbor (uncredited) |
| Eric Wilton | Ship's Officer (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hugh Bennett | Editor |
| Robert McIntyre | Casting |
| Richard Day | Art Direction, Set Decoration, Settings |
| Sidney Howard | Screenplay |
| Herbert Sutch | Assistant Director |
| Jack Noyes | Sound |
| Ray Heindorf | Orchestrator |
| Ray June | Director of Photography |
| John Ford | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Sinclair Lewis | Novel |
| Samuel Goldwyn | Presenter |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur Hornblow Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Samuel Goldwyn | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 25 | 42 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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