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
68/100
- Highest rated
Easy Living88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.7average 2.6
- Nostalgia6.4average 3.6
- Wholesome5.4average 3.3
- Romance5.8average 3.8
- Situational Comedy4.3average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay5.2average 3.7
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Satire & Parody3.2average 2.3
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.4, average 5.2
- Psychological4.1, average 5.6
- Uncanny1.0, average 2.5
- Violence2.9, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Classic Hollywood 6
- Classic Screwball Comedy 5
- Social Commentary 5
- Romantic Comedy 5
- Lighthearted 4
- Golden Age Hollywood 4
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Silent Western 3
- Feel-Good 3
- Classic Western 3
- Fast-Paced Action 3
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, Only Angels Have Wings, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Arizona, +1 more
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
Edward ArnoldActorMr. Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take It with You, Easy Living, Diamond Jim
Jay WilseyActorThundering Romance, Bringin' Home the Bacon, Fast and Fearless, The Roaring Rider
Lew MeehanActorThundering Romance, Ridin' Rivals, Thundering Through, Travelin' Fast
Lionel BarrymoreActorYou Can't Take It with You, Public Hero Number 1, Screen Snapshots Series 17, No. 12, Yesterday and Today
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
2 titles · average score 65
65
as (archive footage)
as (archive footage)
1960s
1 title
TV show
1950s
3 titles · average score 80
76
TV show · as Julie Blane
83
as Marian Starrett
as (archive footage)
1940s
8 titles · average score 68
79
as Congresswoman Phoebe Frost
63
as Janie Anderson
62
as Constance Milligan
61
as Molly J. Truesdale
74
as Nora Shelley
76
as Mary Jones
66
as Phoebe Titus
65
as Vicky Lowndes
1930s
32 titles · average score 68
83
as Clarissa Saunders
84
as Bonnie Lee
87
as Alice Sycamore
88
as Mary Smith
86
as Irene Vail
84
as Babe Bennett
81
as Calamity Jane
65
as Paula Bradford
69
as Carol Baldwin
86
as Wilhelmina 'Bill' Clark
66
as Joan Hawthorne
65
as Maria Theresa 'Terry' O'Reilly
1920s
47 titles · average score 64
60
as Lia Eltham
52
as Janie Barry
as Greta Nelson
58
as Alice LaFosse
as Mary Post
as Mary
as Ramona
as Grace Ryan
as Marie Wells
as Ruth Regan
as Jean
as Mary Watkins