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Arrowsmith (film)
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Arrowsmith is a 1931 American drama film directed by John Ford and produced by Samuel Goldwyn through Samuel Goldwyn Productions. The screenplay was written by Sidney Howard, with cinematography by Ray June and music by Alfred Newman. The cast includes Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, and Myrna Loy. The narrative is set in the Caribbean and follows a medical researcher during a plague outbreak who must decide on vaccine priorities.
The film was released in 1931 and has a runtime of 108 minutes. It is presented in black-and-white and belongs to the Pre-Code Hollywood movement. Distribution was handled by United Artists and Netflix, with availability on Amazon Prime Video. Arrowsmith received nominations for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. Review scores include 7.2 out of 10 and 89 percent.
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6.6A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
Cast
- Ronald Colman as Dr. Martin Arrowsmith
- Helen Hayes as Leora Tozer Arrowsmith
- Richard Bennett as Gustav Sondelius
- A.E. Anson as Professor Max Gottlieb
- Clarence Brooks as Dr. Oliver Marchand
- Alec B. Francis as Twyford
Themes
- pre-code
- plague
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Movement
- Pre-Code Hollywood
- Director
- John Ford
- Screenwriter
- Sidney Howard
- Cast member
- Nora Cecil
- Composer
- Alfred Newman
- Producer
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Production company
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Cinematographer
- Ray June
- Narrative location
- Caribbean
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 120464
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Arrowsmith poster.jpg
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- publication date
- 1931-01-01
- title
- Arrowsmith
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Richard Day
- color
- black-and-white
- review score
- 89%
- Commons category
- Arrowsmith (film)
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