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Arrowsmith (1931)

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Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: John Ford's adaptation of the Sinclair Lewis Nobel Prize-winning novel stars Ronald Colman as the idealistic Martin Arrowsmith. Although a brilliant medical student, Arrowsmith's chances of... John Ford's adaptation of the Sinclair Lewis Nobel Prize-winning novel stars Ronald Colman as the idealistic Martin Arrowsmith. Although a brilliant medical student, Arrowsmith's chances of pursuing a research fellowship are sidetracked by his marriage to nurse Leora Tozer (Helen Hayes). The couple returns to Leora's small Minnesota hometown, where Arrowsmith establishes a medical practice while continuing to do research on his own. After a few years, he discovers the cure for a bovine disease, which lands him a job doing research with former mentor Dr. Max Gottlief (A.E. Anson) in New York. Scientist Gustavus Sondelius (Richard Bennett), a friend of the researchers', informs them that a plague is devouring the West Indies. Eager to test a new serum, Arrowsmith accompanies the scientist to the islands, reluctantly taking Leora along. Although the white population refuses to participate in the experiment, a black doctor persuades the native people to take the serum. In the course of his research, Arrowsmith meets Joyce Lanyon (Myrna Loy), the daughter of a plantation owner--and finds himself irresistibly drawn to her. Colman, Hayes, and Bennett contribute fine performances, and the supporting cast, particularly John Qualen and Beulah Bondi, are outstanding. Ford, famous for his sublime visual sense in handling epic material, displays a deft directorial touch in the quiet, intimate ARROWSMITH, creating a wrenching portrait of a man struggling to do right while shrouded in a mist of moral ambiguity. [More]

Starring: Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Myrna Loy, Richard Bennett

Starring: Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Myrna Loy, Richard Bennett, Charlotte Henry, Beulah Bondi, A. E. Anson

Director: John Ford

Director: John Ford
Screenwriter: Sidney Howard
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Composer: Alfred Newman

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Emotionally gratifying, it dramatically only crawls along with so many actionless scenes.

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One of John Ford's in-depth probes of the doctor's role in society, Arrowsmith was based on the novel by Sinclair Lewis who refused the 1926 Pulitzer because of the prize's alleged advocacy of work that endorsed "the wholesome American life."

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...the film's episodic structure ensures that it rarely becomes boring - though the story does lose some momentum towards the end...

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Brilliant, too little seen John Ford film of the Sinclair Lewis novel.

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One of those prestige pics from decades past that make you wonder exactly what all the fuss was about.

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