Arrowsmith

It’s interesting to note movies that were nominated for Best Picture from decades past. Occasionally you’ll find something like Citizen Kane, but most of the time the also rans are simply forgotten (sometimes even the winners). Arrowsmith is one such movie. Quite popular in its day, it’s been overshadowed mightily by other Ford films and lost to Grand Hotel at the Oscars. Looking at the film almost 90 years after the fact, it’s clear to me that Arrowhead is a perfectly respectable film, a sa...