Arrowsmith
by John Ford
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Actor: A.E. Anson, Clarence Brooks, Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, Ronald ColmanDirector: John Ford
Brand: COLMAN,RONALD
Cinematographer: Ray June
Producer: John Ford
Editor: Hugh Bennett
Producer: Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Writer: Sidney Howard
Writer: Sinclair Lewis
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Italian (Original Language); Swedish (Original Language)
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-03-08
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: United Artists
DVD Reviews of Arrowsmith
DVD Review: a misstep here and there, but this film still has some very real positives
Summary: 4 Stars
Arrowsmith may have been made with a misstep or two along the way, but it's not that bad a movie. The acting is convincing and the plot moves along nicely; I wasn't ever bored. The cinematography and choreography work well and the script was well written. In addition, the quality of the print is very good. On the other hand, I agree with people who say that the ending is too abrupt; and Ronald Colman was a bit too old to be playing a young doctor fresh out of medical school during the first half hour or so of this film.
When the film starts we meet Dr. Martin Arrowsmith (Ronald Colman) who falls in a love with a hospital nurse Leora Tozer (Helen Hayes). Pretty soon they are married; and Leora convinces Martin to set up his new medical practice in South Dakota. Martin had been considering dedicating his life to medical scientific research, but he is happy to go with Leora. Their attempt at having children doesn't go very well but they are in love with each other and they manage to move on. Martin also has quite a disagreement with the state veterinarian (David Landau); but I'll leave the rest of that for you to discover.
After a couple of years in South Dakota, Martin gets an offer from his elderly medical school professor and mentor professor Max Gottlieb (A.E. Anson) to accept a good paying research position in Manhattan; and together Martin and Leora move to the big city. After another two more years, Martin makes a huge discovery that a certain chemical mixture can kill "bugs;" and from that it isn't long before Martin and his peers strongly suspect that his mixture can potentially cure or at least ward off the bubonic plague epidemic occurring in many places including the West Indies. Martin goes on an expedition to the West Indies--and to his surprise Leora insists on going with him; she can't be away from her man. Another colleague, Gustav Sondelius (Richard Bennett), accompanies Martin on his mission.
But trouble looms. It's not the most humane mission; Gottlieb and others want Martin to only give his serum to half the population in a region of the West Indies; this poses an ethical dilemma for Martin Arrowsmith because it's highly probable that those who do not get the shot of serum will die of bubonic plague.
Of course, many more things happen to Leora, Martin, Gustav, Max Gottlieb and the others--but I'm not about to spoil it for you so I'll leave it at that! However, I will say that you should look for a fine performance by Clarence Brooks as Oliver Marchand, M. D.; this was the first time an African American was depicted in an American sound film as someone with lots of high level education, refinement and a brilliant mind. Myrna Loy has a small part as a woman who attracts Martin while he's helping the locals; and Russell Hopton does a good job of playing Terry, a young chemist at the Manhattan institute where Martin works. Claude King also plays Dr. Tubbs, the director of the research institute.
Unfortunately, the DVD comes without extras--unless you count scene selection and subtitles as extras. I would have liked some commentary but we simply don't get any.
Arrowsmith suffers from a few all too quick plot twists and the ending is definitely too abrupt. However, it's not all THAT bad; and fans of the actors in this film may well want to get this for their DVD collections.
Description of Arrowsmith
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak where he has to decide on the best use of a vaccine.Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 8-MAR-2005
Media Type: DVD
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