Ronald Colman
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Arrowsmith is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by John Ford and starring Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, and Myrna Loy. It was adapted from Sinclair Lewis's 1925 novel Arrowsmith by Sidney Howard, departing substantially from the
- December 7, 1931
- Samuel Goldwyn
Arrowsmith: Directed by John Ford. With Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, A.E. Anson. A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of a vaccine.
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- John Ford
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- Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett
Dr. Martin Arrowsmith (Ronald Colman) is a freshly minted doctor who longs to work in research in the engrossing medical drama Arrowsmith (1931), directed by John Ford. As the story unfolds, Arrowsmith forsakes his dream to work as a country doctor in the Minnesota hometown of his new wife Leora (Helen Hayes).
- John Ford, Bert Sutch
- Ronald Colman
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When Swedish scientist Gustav Sondelius (Richard Bennett) invites Arrowsmith to help fight an outbreak of the bubonic plague in the West Indies, he must reconcile his desire for prestige and ...
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Arrowsmith is morality tale of the theoretical vs practical and science vs humanity. It's saturated with 1930s idealism and 1930s expressionism. Spoiler alert: expressionism wins.
Ronald Colman stars as Martin Arrowsmith, an idealistic young doctor, who, after graduating from medical school, must forego a research position with Dr. Max Gottlieb (A.E. Anson) due to his marriage to nurse Leora Tozer (Helen Hayes).
