List of the best Jean Arthur movies: You Can't Take It With You(1938), The More the Merrier(1943), The Devil and Miss Jones(1941), Easy Living(1937), A Foreign Affair(1948), A Lady Takes a Chance(1943), Adventure in Manhattan(1936), More Than a Secretary(1936), The Impatient Years(1944), Too Many Husbands(1940), Arizona(1940), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939) ... ...
7.9/10
Comedy
USA
1938
127 Minutes
Jean Arthur Lionel Barrymore James Stewart Edward Arnold Mischa Auer Ann Miller Spring Byington Samuel S. Hinds Donald Meek H.B. Warner Halliwell Hobbes
ingénue boyfriend father mother sister grandfather amusing cheery madcap family home family love meaning of life marriage money love transformation 1930s
A man from a family of rich snobs becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.
7.7/10
Comedy
USA
1943
104 Minutes
Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Charles Coburn Richard Gaines Herman Brix Frank Sully Clyde Fillmore Stanley Clements Don Douglas
retiree soldier woman politician witty endearing lighthearted cheery patriotic washington, d.c. apartment roommates romance world war ii matchmaking pursuit love rivalry 1940s
During the World War II housing shortage in Washington, two men and a woman share a single apartment and the older man plays Cupid to the other two.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1941
92 Minutes
Jean Arthur Bob Cummings Charles Coburn Edmund Gwenn Spring Byington S.Z. Sakall
boss salesgirl union organizer clerk charming endearing witty department store united states union romance disguise working class discovery quest love 1940s
A tycoon goes undercover to ferret out agitators at a department store, but gets involved in their lives instead.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1937
86 Minutes
Jean Arthur Edward Arnold Ray Milland Luis Alberni Mary Nash Franklin Pangborn Barlowe Borland William Demarest Andrew Tombes Esther Dale Harlan Briggs
office worker wealthy man son wife hotel owner stockbroker cheeky playful frenetic new york city bus office hotel automat chance meeting class distinctions misunderstanding great depression rags to riches romance
A wealthy banker throws his wife's expensive fur coat off the roof of a building; it lands on the head of a stenographer, leading to everyone assuming she is his mistress and has access to his millions.
7.3/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
116 Minutes
Jean Arthur Marlene Dietrich John Lund Millard Mitchell Peter von Zerneck Stanley Prager
congresswoman military officer singer witty engaging berlin nightclub military base office nazism world war ii political corruption love triangle love quest transformation 1940s
In occupied Berlin, an army captain is torn between an ex-Nazi café singer and the U.S. congresswoman investigating her.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1943
86 Minutes
Jean Arthur John Wayne Charles Winninger Phil Silvers Mary Field Don Costello John Philliber Grady Sutton
new yorker rodeo rider sidekick tour guide suitor hilarious spirited heartwarming new york city bus american west rodeo saloon small town city vs. country tourism opposites attract unlikely romance journey love
A city girl on a bus tour of the West encounters a handsome rodeo cowboy who helps her forget her simpy city suitors.
6.5/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1936
73 Minutes
Claire Peyton
Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Reginald Owen Thomas Mitchell Herman Bing
reporter actress jewel thief henchman editor producer amusing melodramatic new york city newsroom theater bank diner restaurant burglary journalism practical jokes wager jealousy explosion
A reporter meets an actress whose producer is a presumed-dead thief, and stakes his reputation on predicting the next crime.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1936
77 Minutes
Carol Baldwin
Jean Arthur George Brent Lionel Stander Dorothea Kent Ruth Donnelly Reginald Denny Charles Halton
secretary editor floozy colleague health nut lighthearted spirited office new york city romance journalism employment working woman love rivalry transformation 1930s
When the co-owner of a secretarial school visits a magazine editor to find out why he runs through secretaries, she's mistaken for an applicant. Drawn to him, she accepts the position.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1944
91 Minutes
Jean Arthur Lee Bowman Charles Coburn Edgar Buchanan Charley Grapewin Phil Brown Harry Davenport Jane Darwell Grant Mitchell Frank Jenks Frank Orth
husband wife judge father bellhop friend charming heartwarming emotional san francisco courtroom coffee shop hotel reconciliation divorce marriage courtship second chance commitment love
To rekindle their love, a divorce judge orders a couple whose marriage is on the rocks to re-enact their four-day breakneck courtship.
6.5/10
Romance
USA
1940
84 Minutes
Jean Arthur Fred MacMurray Melvyn Douglas Harry Davenport Dorothy Peterson Melville Cooper Edgar Buchanan Tom Dugan
wife husband butler detective lieutenant madcap quirky witty courtroom airport house bigamy marriage love triangle missing persons shipwreck difficult decision love rivalry 1940s
Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for just one husband.
Western
1940
122 Minutes
Phoebe Titus
Jean Arthur William Holden Warren William Porter Hall Paul Harvey George Chandler Byron Foulger Regis Toomey Paul Lopez Colin Tapley Uvaldo Varela
pioneer entrepreneur woman drifter love interest inspiring amusing gutsy tucson, ariz. business romance con game abandonment love underdog 1860s
A drifter (William Holden) and the cavalry help the first woman (Jean Arthur) in Tucson protect her freight line from Indians.
8.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
125 Minutes
Clarissa Saunders
James Stewart Jean Arthur Claude Rains Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Thomas Mitchell Eugene Pallette Beulah Bondi H.B. Warner Harry Carey Astrid Allwyn
senator politician secretary uplifting inspiring engaging washington, d.c. courtroom office politics aspirations leadership corruption underdog discovery rise 1930s
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
7.9/10
Comedy
USA
1936
115 Minutes
Louise 'Babe' Bennett, Mary Dawson
Gary Cooper Jean Arthur George Bancroft Lionel Stander Douglas Dumbrille Raymond Walburn Margaret Matzenauer H.B. Warner Warren Hymer Muriel Evans Ruth Donnelly
heir reporter lawyer amusing charming spirited new york city small town vermont fame wealth love small-town life city vs. country love discovery transformation rise 1930s
A simple small-town man inherits a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those who wish to take advantage of him.
7.6/10
Western
USA
1953
118 Minutes
Alan Ladd Jean Arthur Van Heflin Brandon de Wilde Jack Palance Ben Johnson Edgar Buchanan Emile Meyer Elisha Cook Jr. Douglas Spencer John Dierkes
gunslinger farmer wife son bad guy gripping tender moving wyoming small town farm family forbidden love land wars justice sacrifice rivalry love 1880s
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act.
7.5/10
Comedy
USA
1942
118 Minutes
Cary Grant Jean Arthur Ronald Colman Edgar Buchanan Glenda Farrell Charles Dingle Emma Dunn Rex Ingram Leonid Kinskey Tom Tyler Don Beddoe
fugitive teacher professor foreman lawyer witty charming summerhouse courtroom false accusations love triangle law love quest escape pursuit 1940s
An escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher.
7.3/10
Romance
USA
1937
97 Minutes
Charles Boyer Jean Arthur Colin Clive Leo Carrillo Ivan Lebedeff George Meeker Lucien Prival George Davis
magnate wife waiter chef chauffeur love interest dark playful uneasy paris hotel room car restaurant office ship frame-ups murder infidelity romance sadism
A wealthy divorcée falls for a charming Parisian, but her insanely jealous ex-husband will do anything to get her back.
7.0/10
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1936
80 Minutes
Paula Bradford
William Powell Jean Arthur James Gleason Eric Blore Robert Armstrong Lila Lee Grant Mitchell Erin O'Brien-Moore Ralph Morgan Lucile Gleason Frank M. Thomas
doctor wife jockey butler bookie horse trainer campy engaging madcap racetrack house murder romance horse racing discovery love mystery 1930s
A wealthy mystery writer uses her doctor ex-husband's non-payment of alimony to coerce him into a reconciliation.
7.0/10
Romance
USA
1935
70 Minutes
automobile executive cook gangster butler fiancée amusing melodramatic new york city manor restaurant park wedding unemployment impersonation kidnapping engagement arrest unlikely romance love quest
An executive lets an attractive cook talk him into taking a job as butler.
6.9/10
Western
USA
1936
113 Minutes
Calamity Jane
Gary Cooper Jean Arthur Jimmy Ellison Charles Bickford Porter Hall Victor Varconi Helen Burgess John Miljan George "Gabby" Hayes Paul Harvey Frank McGlynn
military officer cowboy indian buffalo bill tense thrilling american west battle cowboys native people adventure sacrifice 1870s
Wild Bill Hickok attempts to stop an Indian uprising that was started by white gun-runners.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1930
76 Minutes
Judith Marsden
William Powell Jean Arthur Kay Francis Regis Toomey Stanley Fields Brooks Benedict
husband wife gambler criminal thug brother melodramatic dark gripping new york city gambling house gambling crime redemption family brotherhood husband/wife relationship escape transformation sacrifice
A big-time, but honest gambler has to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps, and taking up gambling.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1935
90 Minutes
Lionel Barrymore Jean Arthur Chester Morris Paul Kelly Lewis Stone Joseph Calleia Sam Baker Paul Hurst John Kelly Selmer Jackson Larry Wheat
kingpin fbi agent doctor gangster inmate sister suspenseful thrilling patriotic melodramatic prison highway movie theater bus train station undercover operations gang war jailbreak journey manhunt
A G-man goes undercover to infiltrate a gang, helping the group's leader escape from prison to gain his trust.
6.7/10
Drama
USA
1929
66 Minutes
Charles Rogers Jean Arthur Paul Lukas Helen Ware Oscar Apfel Edna West Irving Bacon Nestor Aber
Nick, the "swing" man in a trapeze troupe, loves Greta Nelson, the girl in the act; and Tony, the "flyer," incurs his enmity as Greta seems to favor him; thus Nick fails to catch Tony, and ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Biography
USA
1935
93 Minutes
The story of legendary gambler Diamond Jim Brady and his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1930
70 Minutes
Mary Gordon
Charles Rogers Jean Arthur Paul Lukas Stuart Erwin Virginia Bruce Gordon De Main James Finlayson Frank Ross Jack Luden Freeman Wood George Irving
Lt. Robert Banks (Charles Rogers) shoots down and captures a German ace and is betrayed by the woman he loves.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1935
95 Minutes
Miss Clark
Edward G. Robinson Jean Arthur Arthur Hohl Wallace Ford Arthur Byron Donald Meek Paul Harvey Edward Brophy Etienne Girardot James Donlan
clerk gangster love interest boss police detective newspaper owner madcap confident intricate witty apartment police station office newsroom hideout mistaken identity wrongfully accused impersonation murder plot crime
Richard Girard is part of a New Orleans family working closely with the English Warburtons. When Richard meets Mary Warburton she is engaged to Erik von Gerardt. He does wed Mary but their time in America is financially difficult.
5.9/10
Adventure
USA
1930
76 Minutes
Mildred Wayland
fisherman love interest romantic rival man young woman businesswoman emotional engaging gripping alaska family home small town fishing village romance love triangle class distinctions fishing schemes employment rivalry
A salmon fisherman has to choose between a bad girl and a society doll.
5.8/10
Musical
USA
1930
77 Minutes
Sweetheart (Dream Girl)
Edwin H. Knopf Richard Arlen Ernst Lubitsch Dorothy Arzner Edmund Goulding Victor Schertzinger Jean Arthur
A musical revue that basically has Paramount stars and contract-players doing things some had never done on screen, and wouldn't again; such as Ruth Chatteron , in a French-café setting ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1930
73 Minutes
Mary Ryan
Louis Wolheim Robert Armstrong Jean Arthur Hugh Herbert Frank Sheridan Robert Edeson Albert Roscoe William T. Burt Jim Farley
The tough boss of a railroad yard befriends a young hobo, and unwittingly places in jeopardy his relationship with the woman he loves.
7.9/10
Comedy
USA
1925
57 Minutes
Receptionist at country club (uncredited)
Buster Keaton T. Roy Barnes Snitz Edwards Ruth Dwyer Frances Raymond Jules Cowles Erwin Connelly Jean Arthur
stockbroker love interest woman best friend bride relative hilarious madcap tender city river mountain street house wealth daunting task race against time marriage inheritance underdog
A man learns he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7 p.m. that same day.
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