Arrowsmith

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Mary C As a nurse, I was intrigued by the medical world of that time. Initially, you see the uniformed nurse on her knees scrubbing the floor because she was caught smoking. After she marries a doctor & they set out to help society. Eventually they travel to the Islands & are faced w bubonic plague. It's delightful to see their zest for helping others. There is also sadness witnessed in death. Splendid details seen in the movie & exciting to see island life. The actors were excellent. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/15/23 Full Review Louisa E I was so excited to finally find a copy of this movie. I love Ronald Coleman. Unfortunately, this movie bored me. I struggled with the accents of some characters. It was a tad too slow paced. The acting was brilliant in this movie, though. That was it's saving grace. Also the cinematography was superb. That said, I've found this year to be a bit below average with the quality of movies, so it rates in my top five at this point anyway. 7.2/10. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/08/23 Full Review Audience Member The film is only somewhat faithful to the novel, omitting Arrowsmith's womanizing and completely skipping all mention of his wealth self centered second wife. It is said Sam Goldwyn hired John Ford to direct on condition he not drink and he sped up filming at the expense of the plot and continuity to start drinking again. The film is good, with many plot holes. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Frances H Although Coleman and Helen Hayes are both food actors and John ford is usually a very director, this film of one of my favorite books is just lacking something vital. I know the way that blacks are presented was the way white America thought of them then, but seeing it on screen is so very disturbing! That very much took away from any enjoyment I had of this film. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/06/20 Full Review steve d Really solid adaptation with good performances. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member The guy is kinda a terrible husband, but I enjoyed the filmmaking itself. I liked how they would change scenery regularly throughout the film. The apocalyptic scenes in the West Indies were quite scary and I see inspiration from later films from this. Like many famous scientists, he puts his work above his own health and marriage. Much like the film about Louis Pasteur. I don't think the film stays very true to the novel, but I still think its pretty good and a more entertaining old film. Towards the end the film it gets a lil weird with that random girl and it ending abruptly, but overall I enjoyed it. A better film that is similar is the Story of Louis Pasteur. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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