Acting
Jean Arthur
- Titles
- 100movies2TV shows
- Career
Active from 1923 to 1984, with a break from 1967 to 1983, busiest in 1926 with 11 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 79top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.8average 3.6
- Wholesome5.4average 3.3
- Romance5.8average 3.8
- Situational Comedy4.3average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.8average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.5average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.7, average 5.2
- Psychological4.2, average 5.6
- Uncanny1.1, average 2.5
- Violence3.0, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Romantic Comedy 5
- Classic Screwball Comedy 4
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Golden Age Hollywood 3
- Silent Western 3
- Lighthearted 3
- Romantic Drama 2
- Melodramatic 2
- Intrigue 2
- Classic Western 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Richard ThorpeDirectorThundering Romance, Double Daring, Twisted Triggers, Ridin' Rivals, Bringin' Home the Bacon, +4 more
Hal TaliaferroActorDouble Daring, Twisted Triggers, Ridin' Rivals, Tearin' Loose, The Fighting Cheat, +2 more- JJoseph WalkerCinematographerMr. Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Only Angels Have Wings, Arizona, +1 more
Lionel BarrymoreActorYou Can't Take It with You, Hollywood: The Selznick Years, Public Hero Number 1, Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12, Yesterday and Today
Edgar BuchananActorShane, The Talk of the Town, Arizona, Too Many Husbands, The Impatient Years
Slim WhitakerActorDouble Daring, Tearin' Loose, The Fighting Cheat, The Roaring Rider, The Hurricane Horseman- OOtto MeyerEditorThe Talk of the Town, The More the Merrier, Arizona, Too Many Husbands, Adventure in Manhattan
William PowellActorThe Ex-Mrs. Bradford, The Canary Murder Case, The Greene Murder Case, Street of Chance
Jay WilseyActorThundering Romance, Bringin' Home the Bacon, Fast and Fearless, The Roaring Rider
Lew MeehanActorThundering Romance, Ridin' Rivals, Thundering Through, Travelin' Fast
Edward ArnoldActorMr. Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take It with You, Easy Living, Diamond Jim
Frank CapraActorMr. Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take It with You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12
Movies and TV shows
931980s
1 title
as (archive footage)
1960s
2 titles
TV show
as 'Gone with the Wind' screen test (archive footage) (uncredited)
1950s
3 titles · average score 74
73
TV show · as Julie Blane
74
as Marian Starrett
as (archive footage)
1940s
8 titles · average score 68
72
as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
63
as Janie Anderson
72
as Constance Milligan
60
as Molly J. Truesdale
74
as Nora Shelley
76
as Mary Jones
65
as Phoebe Titus
64
as Vicky Lowndes
1930s
32 titles · average score 67
79
as Clarissa Saunders
74
as Bonnie Lee
76
as Alice Sycamore
72
as Mary Smith
70
as Irene Vail
76
as Babe Bennett
65
as Calamity Jane
65
as Paula Bradford
61
as Claire Peyton
72
as Joan Hawthorne
64
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
1920s
47 titles · average score 63
51
as Janie Barry
as Greta Nelson
58
as Alice LaFosse
as Lia Eltham
as Mary Post
as Mary
as Marie Wells
as Virginia Selby
as Grace Ryan
as Jean
as Mary Watkins
as Nancy Norton