Arrowsmith (1931) Facts
| Director(s) | John Ford |
| Producer(s) | John Ford, Samuel Goldwyn, Arthur Hornblow Jr. (uncredited) |
| Featured Cast | Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes, Bert Roach, Myrna Loy, David Landau |
| Total Facts | 1 |
The first American sound film to feature a black character ("Dr. Oliver Marchand" played by Clarence Brooks) with a university degree who speaks perfect English, does not shuffle, and does not act in the usual stereotypical manner in which blacks were depicted in Hollywood films at the time.