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Edward Arnold Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles

EDWARD ARNOLD
Born: February 18, 1890 in New York City, New York
Died: April 26, 1956 in Encino, California
Biography
Edward Arnold (1890-1956) moved from the stage, and bit parts in silent movies, to starring film roles, beginning with Diamond Jim (1935). He abandoned efforts to lose weight after deciding that his girth increased his prospects for getting character roles. A favorite of director Frank Capra, he played a corrupt boss in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1938) and starred as Daniel Webster in The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941). A staunch conservative who considered running for the Senate as a Republican, Arnold nevertheless worked hard as President of the Screen Actors Guild to protect fellow actors from excesses of the McCarthy era.
Film Credits | show moreshow less
1974-That's-Entertainment! (Other), 1956-The-Houston-Story (Performer), 1954-You-Are-There (Performer), 1949-Take-Me-Out-to-the-Ball-Game (Performer), 1948-Command-Decision (Performer), 1948-Wallflower (Performer), 1948-Three-Daring-Daughters (Performer), 1947-Dear-Ruth (Performer), 1945-The-Hidden-Eye (Performer), 1942-Inflation (Performer), 1941-The-Devil-and-Daniel-Webster (Performer), 1941-Nothing-But-the-Truth (Performer), 1940-The-Earl-of-Chicago (Performer), 1939-Slightly-Honorable (Performer), 1939-Man-About-Town (Performer), 1935-Remember-Last-Night (Performer), 1935-Cardinal-Richelieu (Performer), 1934-Unknown-Blonde (Performer), 1934-Madame-Spy (Performer), 1933-The-Life-of-Jimmy-Dolan (Performer), 1933-The-Barbarian (Performer), 1932-Merry-Go-Round (Performer), 1917-The-Slacker's-Heart (Performer), 1917-The-Extravagant-Bride (Performer), 1916-Wife-in-Sunshine (Performer), 1916-Dancing-with-Folly (Performer), 1916-The-Burning-Band (Performer), 1916-His-Moral-Code (Performer), 1916-The-Primitive-Strain (Performer), 1916-The-Strange-Case-of-Mary-Page (Performer), 1916-The-White-Alley (Performer), 1982-Dead-Men-Don't-Wear-Plaid (Other), 1939-Land-of-Liberty (Other), 1955-The-Eddie-Cantor-Comedy-Theater (Performer), 1955-Climax! (Performer), 1954-Studio-One-in-Hollywood (Performer), 1954-Living-It-Up (Performer), 1950-Pulitzer-Prize-Playhouse (Performer), 1950-Annie-Get-Your-Gun (Performer), 1946-Janie-Gets-Married (Performer), 1942-Eyes-in-the-Night (Performer), 1941-The-Penalty (Performer), 1939-Idiot's-Delight (Performer), 1937-The-Toast-of-New-York (Performer), 1937-Easy-Living (Performer), 1937-John-Meade's-Woman (Performer), 1936-Come-and-Get-It (Performer), 1935-Crime-and-Punishment (Performer), 1934-Sadie-McKee (Performer), 1933-Dinner-at-Eight (Performer), 1933-Her-Bodyguard (Performer), 1932-Murder-in-the-Pullman (Performer), 1932-Free-to-Talk (Performer), 1919-A-Broadway-Saint (Performer), 1919-Phil-for-Short (Performer), 1917-The-Pallid-Dawn (Performer), 1917-The-Pulse-of-Madness (Performer), 1917-Ashes-on-the-Hearthstone (Performer), 1917-The-Magic-Mirror (Performer), 1916-Marooned (Performer), 1916-The-Greater-Obligation (Performer), 1916-I-Will-Repay (Performer), 1956-Miami-Expose (Performer), 2000-Annie-Get-Your-Gun-Intro-with-Susan-Lucci (Other), 1994-Entertaining-the-Troops (Other), 1955-Story-of-Paul-Harris-and-the-Founding-of-Rotary-International (Performer), 1956-Celebrity-Playhouse (Performer), 1951-Dear-Brat (Performer), 1950-The-Skipper-Surprised-His-Wife (Performer), 1950-The-Yellow-Cab-Man (Performer), 1949-Dear-Wife (Performer), 1949-Big-Jack (Performer), 1947-The-Hucksters (Performer), 1947-The-Mighty-McGurk (Performer), 1946-Three-Wise-Fools (Performer), 1944-Kismet (Performer), 1944-Janie (Performer), 1944-Standing-Room-Only (Performer), 1943-The-Youngest-Profession (Performer), 1941-Johnny-Eager (Performer), 1941-Unholy-Partners (Performer), 1941-Meet-John-Doe (Performer), 1939-Mr.-Smith-Goes-to-Washington (Performer), 1938-You-Can't-Take-It-with-You (Performer), 1934-Thirty-Day-Princess (Performer), 1933-Roman-Scandals (Performer), 1933-Duck-Soup (Performer), 1933-Jennie-Gerhardt (Performer), 1933-Whistling-in-the-Dark (Performer), 1932-Okay,-America! (Performer), 1920-The-Cost (Performer), 1917-Be-My-Best-Man (Performer), 1917-The-Vanishing-Woman (Performer), 1917-Shifting-Shadows (Performer), 1917-The-Wide,-Wrong-Way (Performer), 1917-The-Lighted-Lamp (Performer), 1916-The-Border-Line (Performer), 1916-The-Return-of-Eve (Performer), 1916-A-Traitor-to-Art (Performer), 1916-A-Return-to-Youth-and-Trouble (Performer), 1916-The-Danger-Line (Performer), 1916-The-Despoiler (Performer), 1916-Vultures-of-Society (Performer), 1950-1955-The-Ed-Sullivan-Show (in person), 1950-Screen-Actors (in person), 1954-General-Electric-Theater (Performer), 1955-MGM-Parade (Other), 1949-Some-of-the-Best:-Twenty-Five-Years-of-Motion-Picture-Leadership (in person), 1945-Ziegfeld-Follies (Performer), 1945-Main-Street-After-Dark (Performer), 1944-Mrs.-Parkington (Performer), 1942-The-War-Against-Mrs.-Hadley (Performer), 1941-Design-for-Scandal (Performer), 1941-The-Lady-from-Cheyenne (Performer), 1940-Lillian-Russell (Performer), 1940-Johnny-Apollo (Performer), 1939-Let-Freedom-Ring (Performer), 1938-The-Crowd-Roars (Performer), 1937-Blossoms-on-Broadway (Performer), 1936-Meet-Nero-Wolfe (Performer), 1936-Sutter's-Gold (Performer), 1935-Diamond-Jim (Performer), 1935-The-Glass-Key (Performer), 1935-Biography-of-a-Bachelor-Girl (Performer), 1934-The-President-Vanishes (Performer), 1934-Wednesday's-Child (Performer), 1934-Million-Dollar-Ransom (Performer), 1934-Hide-Out (Performer), 1933-I'm-No-Angel (Performer), 1933-Secret-of-the-Blue-Room (Performer), 1933-The-White-Sister (Performer), 1932-Rasputin-and-the-Empress (Performer), 1932-Three-on-a-Match (Performer), 1924-He-Who-Gets-Slapped (Performer), 1917-Pass-the-Hash,-Ann (Performer), 1917-Meddling-with-Marriage (Performer), 1917-The-Wifeless-Husband (Performer), 1917-Desertion-and-Non-Support (Performer), 1917-The-Sinful-Marriage (Performer), 1917-When-the-Man-Speaks (Performer), 1916-The-Heart-of-Virginia-Keep (Performer), 1916-The-Higher-Destiny (Performer), 1916-The-Last-Adventure (Performer), 1916-The-Misleading-Lady (Performer), 1954-A-Star-Is-Born-World-Premiere (in person), 1951-What's-My-Line (in person), 1950-The-Saturday-Night-Revue-with-Jack-Carter (in person), 1936-Screen-Snapshots-Series-15,-No.-10 (in person), 1956-Ethel-Barrymore-Theater (Performer), 1956-The-Ambassador's-Daughter (Performer), 1956-Kraft-Theatre (Performer), 1952-1955-The-Ford-Television-Theatre (Performer), 1953-Man-of-Conflict (Performer), 1953-Schlitz-Playhouse (Performer), 1953-City-That-Never-Sleeps (Performer), 1952-Hollywood-Opening-Night (Performer), 1952-Belles-on-Their-Toes (Performer), 1949-John-Loves-Mary (Performer), 1948-Big-City (Performer), 1947-My-Brother-Talks-to-Horses (Performer), 1946-No-Leave,-No-Love (Performer), 1945-Week-End-at-the-Waldorf (Performer)
Theater Credits | show moreshow less
Whistling-in-the-Dark - Performer (January 19, 1932 - March 1933), The-Third-Little-Show - Performer (June 1, 1931 - September 1931), Miracle-at-Verdun - Performer (March 16, 1931 - April 1931), Conflict - Performer (March 6, 1929 - April 1929), The-Grey-Fox - Performer (October 22, 1928 - January 5, 1929), Julie - Performer (May 9, 1927 - May 1927), The-Jazz-Singer - Performer (April 18, 1927 - May 1927), Easy-Come,-Easy-Go - Performer (October 26, 1925 - April 1926), Her-Way-Out - Performer (June 23, 1924 - July 1924), The-Nervous-Wreck - Performer (October 9, 1923 - June 1924), The-Mad-Honeymoon - Performer (August 7, 1923 - August 1923), The-Storm - Performer (October 2, 1919 - June 1920), She-Would-and-She-Did - Performer (September 11, 1919 - October 1919)

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