ARROWSMITH1931
Arrowsmith
Movie Rating
MOVIE RATING
Average Rating: 3.5 (out of 5) (87 votes cast)
Source of Film
SOURCE OF FILM
- Arrowsmith
- by Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)
Already famous for his blockbuster seventh novel Main Street (1920), Sinclair Lewis's ninth novel Arrowsmith (1925) was awarded the 1926 Pulitzer Prize. He declined the award.
Playwright and screenwriter Sidney Howard, also a Pulitzer Prize winner, adapted Lewis's novel to the screen. He received his first Academy Award nomination for Arrowsmith (1931).
Producer Detail
PRODUCER DETAIL
- Samuel Goldwyn
- Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company
- (1913-1916)
- Goldwyn Pictures
- (1916-1923)
- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- (1923-1959)
Director Detail
DIRECTOR DETAIL
- John Ford
- Universal Film Manufacturing
- (1914-1915)
- Rex Motion Pictures
- (1916)
- Bison Motion Pictures
- (1917)
- Universal Film Manufacturing
- (1917-1920)
- Fox Film
- (1920-1935)
- 20th Century-Fox
- (1935-1942), (1945-1952)
- U.S. Naval Reserve
- (1942-1945)
- various
- (1953-1976)
Film Run-time and Synopsis
RUNTIME & SYNOPSIS
1 hour, 48 minutes
Dr. Arrowsmith struggles to find his place in the medical field.
John Ford directs Ronald Colman and Helen Hayes.
MPAA Rating
MPAA RATING
No rating
Film Awards
FILM AWARDS
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
OSCAR NOMINEE
Outstanding Production- Samuel Goldwyn Productions
- Writing (Adaptation)
- Sidney Howard
- Cinematography
- Ray June
Box Office Ranking
BOX OFFICE RANKING
- 1931 Domestic Box Office Rank: #11
Theatrical Revenues
GROSS
- (Adjusted Gross in $millions)
- Domestic Theatrical Release: $164
