ARROWSMITH, THE

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• Release Year: 1931
• Genre: Classic, Drama
• Plot: The legendary John Ford directs this provocative and acclaimed film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Sinclair Lewis and adapted by Sidney Howard.; Country doctor Martin Arrowsmith (Ronald Colman) is idealistic, hardworking and happily married to Leora (Helen Hayes). He's also about to make a terrible mistake. Lured away from his small practice by the prospect of wealth and important medical research, he takes a position with New Yorks City's esteemed McGurk Institute. It's a big opportunity - but it brings bigger problems. The intense workload, a romance-minded socialite (Myrna Loy) and a terrible plague outbreak are about to threaten everything Martin holds dear.
• Cast: Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, A.E. Anson, Clarence Brooks, Alec B. Francis, Claude King, Bert Roach, Myrna Loy, Russell Hopton, David Landau, Lumsden Hare, Erville Alderson, Beulah Bondi, Ward Bond, Florence Britton, Nora Cecil, Sidney De Gray, Mike Donlin, Walter Downing, Sherry Hall, Theresa Harris, Raymond Hatton, Charlotte Henry, George Humbert, DeWitt Jennings, Mike Lally, Lillian Lawrence, Carl M. Leviness, James A. Marcus, Eric Mayne, Edmund Mortimer, John Qualen, Edward Reinach, Milton Royce, Harry Schultz, Pat Somerset, Adele Watson, Bobby Watson, Eric Wilton, John Ford, Sidney Howard
• Director: John Ford
• Runtime: 1:48
• Company: Howard Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Company, The
• Media Format: Movie