Arrowsmith (film)

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Arrowsmith
Directed by	John Ford
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Written by	Sidney Howard
Starring	Ronald Colman Helen Hayes Richard Bennett
Music by	Alfred Newman
Cinematography	Ray June
Editing by	Hugh Bennett
Distributed by	United Artists
Running time	108 min.
Country	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Language	English
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Arrowsmith is a 1931 film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It was written by Sidney Howard from the Sinclair Lewis novel "Arrowsmith", and directed by John Ford.

The film concerns a young medical researcher (Ronald Colman) who leaves his practice as a doctor in a small town to accept a position in an institute. Eager to help mankind, he goes to a Caribbean island to help the natives fight bubonic plague. His loving wife (Helen Hayes) goes with him, much against his wishes.

The film is largely faithful to the novel, but completely omits all mention of Arrowsmith's wealthy and self-centered second wife.