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The story is the life of Dr. Martin Arrowsmith (Colman), an idealistic physician. In medical school Arrowsmith shows great promise as a research scientist, but he elects to go into private practice in a small town in South Dakota to support his new wife Leora (Hayes). Eventually Arrowsmith gets a job at the elite [=McGurk=] Institute in New York City, where his research into TheBlackDeath (that is, ThePlague, ''Yersinia pestis'') leads him to discover a bacteriophage (a "serum") that will cure the illness. When an outbreak of bubonic plague hits the West Indies, Arrowsmith goes there in order to contain and cure the illness, with Leora tagging along.
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The story is the life of Dr. Martin Arrowsmith (Colman), an idealistic physician. In medical school Arrowsmith shows great promise as a research scientist, but he elects to go into private practice in a small Midwestern town in South Dakota order to support his new wife bride Leora (Hayes). Eventually Arrowsmith gets a job at the elite [=McGurk=] Institute in New York City, where his research into TheBlackDeath (that is, ThePlague, ''Yersinia pestis'') leads him to discover a bacteriophage (a "serum") that will cure the illness. When an outbreak of bubonic plague hits the West Indies, Arrowsmith goes there in order to contain and cure the illness, with Leora tagging along.
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''Arrowsmith'' is a 1925 novel by Creator/SinclairLewis that won the UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize for Literature. It was adapted into a film in 1931, directed by Creator/JohnFord, starring Creator/RonaldColman, Helen Hayes, and Creator/MyrnaLoy.
The story is the life of idealistic doctor Martin Arrowsmith (Colman). Arrowsmith goes to medical school and shows great promise as a research scientist, but elects to go into private practice in a small town to support his new wife Leora (Hayes). Eventually Arrowsmith gets a job at the [=McGurk=] Institute in New York. There his research into TheBlackDeath (that is, ThePlague, ''Yersinia pestis'') leads him to discover a bacteriophage (a "serum") that will cure the illness. When an outbreak of bubonic plague hits the West Indies, Arrowsmith goes there in order to contain and cure the illness, with Leora tagging along.
Lewis declined the Pulitzer Prize awarded to him, citing a concern with writing to win awards. The film by John Ford itself received four UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations.
''Arrowsmith'' is a 1925 novel by Creator/SinclairLewis that won the UsefulNotes/PulitzerPrize for Literature. It was adapted into a film in 1931, directed by Creator/JohnFord, starring Creator/RonaldColman, Helen Hayes, and Creator/MyrnaLoy.
The story is the life of idealistic doctor Martin Arrowsmith (Colman). Arrowsmith goes to medical school and shows great promise as a research scientist, but elects to go into private practice in a small town to support his new wife Leora (Hayes). Eventually Arrowsmith gets a job at the [=McGurk=] Institute in New York. There his research into TheBlackDeath (that is, ThePlague, ''Yersinia pestis'') leads him to discover a bacteriophage (a "serum") that will cure the illness. When an outbreak of bubonic plague hits the West Indies, Arrowsmith goes there in order to contain and cure the illness, with Leora tagging along.
Lewis declined the Pulitzer Prize awarded to him, citing a concern with writing to win awards. The film by John Ford itself received four UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations.
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* FamilyThemeNaming: For a time, Arrowsmith works for Almus Pickerbaugh, the Director of Public Health in the city of Nautilus, Iowa. Pickerbaugh has eight daughters, all named after flowers: Orchid, Verbena, Daisy, Jonquil, Hibisca, Narcissa, and the twins, Arbuta and Gladiola.
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* TheArtifact: Joyce Lanyon, as played by Myrna Loy in the film. In the novel, she is his second wife. In the film, pretty much the whole story after Arrowsmith's return from the West Indies is omitted, and the character of Joyce as played by Loy kind of stands around for a while with nothing to do.
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* TheArtifact: Joyce Lanyon, as played by Myrna Loy in the film. In the novel, she is his becomes Martin's second wife. In the film, pretty much the whole story after Arrowsmith's return from the West Indies is omitted, and the character of Joyce as played by Loy kind of stands around for a while with nothing to do.
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* NoCommunitiesWereHarnmed: Because Sinclair Lewis received so much flak from the residents of the actual city of Sauk Centre, Minnesota who didn't like their town's presentation in his earlier book ''Main Street'', Lewis sets part of the story in the fictional city of Zenith, Winnemac, (and the nearby Winnemac State University at Mohalis) for this and all works he wrote after ''Main Street''.
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The story is the life of idealistic doctor Martin Arrowsmith (Colman). Arrowsmith goes to medical school and shows great promise as a research scientist, but elects to go into private practice in a small town to support his new wife Leora (Hayes). Eventually Arrowsmith gets a job at the [=McGurk=] Institute in New York. There his research into TheBlackDeath (that is, ThePlague, ''Yersinia pestis'') leads him to discover a bacteriophage (a "serum") that will cure the illness. When an outbreak of bubonic plague hits the West Indies, Arrowsmith goes there in order to contain and cure the illness, with Leora tagging along.
Lewis declined the Pulitzer Prize awarded to him, citing a concern with writing to win awards. The film by John Ford itself received four AcademyAward nominations.
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* TheArtifact: Joyce Lanyon, as played by Myrna Loy in the film. In the novel, she is his second wife. In the film, pretty much the whole story after Arrowsmith's return from the West Indies is omitted, and the character of Joyce as played by Loy kind of stands around for a while with nothing to do.
* AsYouKnow: "I have sent for you, Martin, to tell you that I am leaving this place where I teach young doctors to cure their patients."
* TheBlackDeath: Running rampant in the Caribbean. TruthInTelevision as localized outbreaks of the plague were still relatively frequent in the early 20th century.
* DrowningMySorrows: Martin gets roaring drunk after finding out that his wife has died of plague.
* FailedASpotCheck: Not only is Arrowsmith shockingly casual with his plague cultures, carrying them around in open test tube racks, but he fails to notice that one is leaking. This leads to his wife's death.
* LikeASonToMe: Arrowsmith's mentor Dr. Gottlieb says this about him right before Gottlieb has a stroke.
* {{Lockdown}}: The whole West Indies are under quarantine.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Martin asks Leora to marry him, and she accepts, on their first date.
--> "Of course it's a little bit early in the game to be dead sure."
* AMinorKidroduction: Martin Arrowsmith is introduced as a teenager with dreams of medicine.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Ronald Colman, playing a small-town American doctor with his velvety British accent.
* PietaPlagiarism: Martin cradling his wife's body after finding her on the floor, dead of plague.
* PragmaticAdaptation: The latter portion of the book, namely Martin marrying high-society Joyce and being distracted from his research, is excised from the film.
* RealityHasNoSubtitles: A whole scene aboard a Swedish ship, as the crew realizes they are carrying plague.
* TechnicolorScience: In a black-and-white film, but the principle of many exotic flasks filled with dark-colored, bubbling liquids is the same.
* TestedOnHumans: What Arrowsmith plans to do when he arrives in the Caribbean--test the effectiveness of his serum by giving it to half the people and seeing how well it works. The authorities in the West Indies, who don't want to die, don't like this plan at all.
* WitchDoctor: Upon arriving at Dr. Marchand's island, Arrowsmith and the others find the locals performing voodoo rituals to wade off the sickness. A rueful Dr. Sondelius says they're doing about as much good as Western medicine is.
The story is the life of idealistic doctor Martin Arrowsmith (Colman). Arrowsmith goes to medical school and shows great promise as a research scientist, but elects to go into private practice in a small town to support his new wife Leora (Hayes). Eventually Arrowsmith gets a job at the [=McGurk=] Institute in New York. There his research into TheBlackDeath (that is, ThePlague, ''Yersinia pestis'') leads him to discover a bacteriophage (a "serum") that will cure the illness. When an outbreak of bubonic plague hits the West Indies, Arrowsmith goes there in order to contain and cure the illness, with Leora tagging along.
Lewis declined the Pulitzer Prize awarded to him, citing a concern with writing to win awards. The film by John Ford itself received four AcademyAward nominations.
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* TheArtifact: Joyce Lanyon, as played by Myrna Loy in the film. In the novel, she is his second wife. In the film, pretty much the whole story after Arrowsmith's return from the West Indies is omitted, and the character of Joyce as played by Loy kind of stands around for a while with nothing to do.
* AsYouKnow: "I have sent for you, Martin, to tell you that I am leaving this place where I teach young doctors to cure their patients."
* TheBlackDeath: Running rampant in the Caribbean. TruthInTelevision as localized outbreaks of the plague were still relatively frequent in the early 20th century.
* DrowningMySorrows: Martin gets roaring drunk after finding out that his wife has died of plague.
* FailedASpotCheck: Not only is Arrowsmith shockingly casual with his plague cultures, carrying them around in open test tube racks, but he fails to notice that one is leaking. This leads to his wife's death.
* LikeASonToMe: Arrowsmith's mentor Dr. Gottlieb says this about him right before Gottlieb has a stroke.
* {{Lockdown}}: The whole West Indies are under quarantine.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Martin asks Leora to marry him, and she accepts, on their first date.
--> "Of course it's a little bit early in the game to be dead sure."
* AMinorKidroduction: Martin Arrowsmith is introduced as a teenager with dreams of medicine.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Ronald Colman, playing a small-town American doctor with his velvety British accent.
* PietaPlagiarism: Martin cradling his wife's body after finding her on the floor, dead of plague.
* PragmaticAdaptation: The latter portion of the book, namely Martin marrying high-society Joyce and being distracted from his research, is excised from the film.
* RealityHasNoSubtitles: A whole scene aboard a Swedish ship, as the crew realizes they are carrying plague.
* TechnicolorScience: In a black-and-white film, but the principle of many exotic flasks filled with dark-colored, bubbling liquids is the same.
* TestedOnHumans: What Arrowsmith plans to do when he arrives in the Caribbean--test the effectiveness of his serum by giving it to half the people and seeing how well it works. The authorities in the West Indies, who don't want to die, don't like this plan at all.
* WitchDoctor: Upon arriving at Dr. Marchand's island, Arrowsmith and the others find the locals performing voodoo rituals to wade off the sickness. A rueful Dr. Sondelius says they're doing about as much good as Western medicine is.
