Portrait of Edward Arnold

Acting

Edward Arnold

Career

Active from 1916 to 1956, with a break from 1921 to 1931, with up to 8 main titles a year.

Leading roles
54
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Easy Living
Easy Living
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Arnold Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.8, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Violence
    3.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 8
  • Feel-Good 5
  • Nostalgic 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Class Conflict 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Classic Screwball Comedy 4
  • Golden Age Hollywood 4
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Historical Romance 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

112
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title · average score 69
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

as (in "Johnny Eager") (archive footage)

1970s

1 title · average score 84
That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment! (1974)
GoodWatch score 84

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

18 titles · average score 63
Miami Exposé
Miami Exposé (1956)
GoodWatch score 60

as Oliver Tubbs

The Houston Story
The Houston Story (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

as Paul Atlas

The Ambassador's Daughter
The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ambassador William Fisk

Twelve Angry Men
Twelve Angry Men (1954)
GoodWatch score 76

as Juror #10

Living It Up
Living It Up (1954)
GoodWatch score 62

as The Mayor of New York

Man of Conflict
Man of Conflict (1953)

as J.R. Compton

City That Never Sleeps
City That Never Sleeps (1953)
GoodWatch score 54

as Penrod Biddel

Belles on Their Toes
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sam Harper

Dear Brat
Dear Brat (1951)

as Senator Wilkins

The Skipper Surprised His Wife
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (1950)
GoodWatch score 53

as Adm. Homer Thorndyke

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Get Your Gun (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

as Pawnee Bill

The Yellow Cab Man
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
GoodWatch score 66

as Martin Creavy

1940s

39 titles · average score 63
Main Street After Dark
Main Street After Dark (1945)
GoodWatch score 52

as Lt. Lorrgan

Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Amory Stilham

Janie
Janie (1944)
GoodWatch score 49

as Charles Conway

The Youngest Profession
The Youngest Profession (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Burton V. Lyons

Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 57

as Duncan 'Mac' Maclain

Meet John Doe
Meet John Doe (1941)
GoodWatch score 74

as D.B. Norton

All That Money Can Buy
All That Money Can Buy (1941)
GoodWatch score 88

as Daniel Webster

Johnny Eager
Johnny Eager (1941)
GoodWatch score 69

as John Benson Farrell

Nothing but the Truth
Nothing but the Truth (1941)
GoodWatch score 61

as T.T. Ralston

Design for Scandal
Design for Scandal (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Judson M. 'J.M.' / 'Judsy' Blair

The Earl of Chicago
The Earl of Chicago (1940)
GoodWatch score 53

as Quentin 'Doc' Ramsey

Johnny Apollo
Johnny Apollo (1940)
GoodWatch score 65

as Robert Cain Sr.

1930s

43 titles · average score 66
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
GoodWatch score 83

as Jim Taylor

Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight (1939)
GoodWatch score 45

as Achille Weber

You Can't Take It with You
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
GoodWatch score 86

as Anthony P. Kirby

Easy Living
Easy Living (1937)
GoodWatch score 88

as J.B. Ball

The Toast of New York
The Toast of New York (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Jim Fisk

Come and Get It
Come and Get It (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Barney Glasgow

Meet Nero Wolfe
Meet Nero Wolfe (1936)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nero Wolfe

Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment (1935)
GoodWatch score 69

as Inspector Porfiry

Hide-Out
Hide-Out (1934)
GoodWatch score 63

as Det. Lt. 'Mac' MacCarthy

Unknown Blonde
Unknown Blonde (1934)

as Frank Rodie

Her Bodyguard
Her Bodyguard (1933)

as Orson Bitzer

I'm No Angel
I'm No Angel (1933)
GoodWatch score 80

as Big Bill Barton

1920s

2 titles · average score 79
He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
GoodWatch score 79

as (uncredited)

The Cost
The Cost (1920)

as Hampden Scarborough

1910s

8 titles · average score 59
Phil-for-Short
Phil-for-Short (1919)

as Tom Wentworth

A Broadway Saint
A Broadway Saint (1919)

as Mr. Frewen

The Misleading Lady
The Misleading Lady (1916)

as Sidney Parker

The Despoiler
The Despoiler (1916)

as Richard Warner

The Higher Destiny
The Higher Destiny (1916)

as John Standing

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1916)
GoodWatch score 59

as Moriarty Henchman In Striped Cap

The Return of Eve
The Return of Eve (1916)

as Seymour Purchwell

Vultures of Society
Vultures of Society (1916)

as Joseph Gripp