---
title: 'Arrowsmith (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1931-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/arrowsmith-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021622/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Arrowsmith (1931)

1931 · 108 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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 book regarding Arrowsmith's womanizing and other key plot elements. The pre-Code film received four Oscar nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Writing, Adaptation (Howard), Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [Sidney Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-howard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Samuel Goldwyn](https://cinepixo.com/people/samuel-goldwyn)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray June](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-june)

## Cast

- [Erville Alderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/erville-alderson)
- [Ward Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/ward-bond)
- [Beulah Bondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/beulah-bondi)
- [Edmund Mortimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-mortimer)
- [Cyril Delevanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-delevanti)
- [Lumsden Hare](https://cinepixo.com/people/lumsden-hare)
- [John Qualen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-qualen)
- [Bert Roach](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-roach)
- [Russell Hopton](https://cinepixo.com/people/russell-hopton)
- [Claude King](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-king)
- [Theresa Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/theresa-harris)
- [Myrna Loy](https://cinepixo.com/people/myrna-loy)
- [DeWitt Clarke Jennings](https://cinepixo.com/people/dewitt-clarke-jennings)
- [David Landau](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-landau)
- [James A. Marcus](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-a-marcus)

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