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  • The Golden Arrow (1936)
  • Approved
    68 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
The Golden Arrow (1936)
Approved
68 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

It's the Florida party season for heiresses, with both Oklahoma oil heiress Hortense Burke-Meyers and New York face cream heiress Daisy Appleby in the state. And where the single American heiresses are, the European bachelor set wanting ...See moreIt's the Florida party season for heiresses, with both Oklahoma oil heiress Hortense Burke-Meyers and New York face cream heiress Daisy Appleby in the state. And where the single American heiresses are, the European bachelor set wanting their hand in marriage are close at hand. While nouveau riche, uncouth Hortense courts the attention, the excitement and the European bachelors clamoring after her, Daisy is more reclusive, wanting to stay out of the party scene and limelight by hiding aboard her yacht. Daisy desperately wants to marry for love, and not marry because it makes good print (and thus sell more face cream for her father), especially as she knows those European men are only after her money. So Daisy offers a proposition to Johnny Jones, a Florida Star newspaper reporter she befriends: marry her out of convenience. What she wants is that marriage license to dissuade all those European suitors while she quietly searches for that true love, a man with simple, American values. In turn, she knows that Johnny doesn't want her money or a society life, all he wanting is a quiet place to write his novel and a small stipend equal to his meager newspaper wage just to live on his own terms. In entering into this agreement, Daisy doesn't count on her father's PR man Jorgenson trying to make Johnny into a society man he doesn't want to be. Daisy is also hiding two secrets from Johnny, one of those secrets being that she has found the man she truly loves: him. She is afraid that if she reveals the other bigger secret, she may never get the opportunity to make him fall in love with her. Written by Huggo See less
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Director
Writers
Michael Arlen (story) | Charles Kenyon (screenplay)
Cinematographer
Arthur Edeson (photography by)
Editor
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Updated May 23, 1936

Release date
May 23, 1936 (United States)

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61 cast members
Name Known for
Bette Davis
Daisy Appleby Daisy Appleby   See fewer
George Brent
Johnny Jones Johnny Jones   See fewer
Eugene Pallette
Mr. Meyers Mr. Meyers   See fewer
Dick Foran
Tommy Blake Tommy Blake   See fewer
Carol Hughes
Hortense Burke-Meyers Hortense Burke-Meyers   See fewer
Catherine Doucet
Miss Pommesby Miss Pommesby   See fewer
Craig Reynolds
Jorgenson Jorgenson   See fewer
Ivan Lebedeff
Count Guilliano Count Guilliano   See fewer
G.P. Huntley
Aubrey Rutherford (as G.P. Huntley Jr.) Aubrey Rutherford (as G.P. Huntley Jr.)   See fewer
Hobart Cavanaugh
DeWolfe DeWolfe   See fewer
Henry O'Neill
Mr. Appleby Mr. Appleby   See fewer
Earle Foxe
Alfred Parker Alfred Parker   See fewer
Rafael Alcayde
Prince Peter (as Rafael Storm) Prince Peter (as Rafael Storm)   See fewer
E.E. Clive
Walker Walker   See fewer
Sarah Edwards
Mrs. Meyers Mrs. Meyers   See fewer
Rudolph Anders
Lord Max (uncredited) Lord Max (uncredited)   See fewer
William Arnold
Yacht Officer (uncredited) Yacht Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Symona Boniface
Actress (uncredited) Actress (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Brodie
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Glen Cavender
Waiter (uncredited) Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Clark
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Colleen Colman
Miss Jones (uncredited) Miss Jones (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Downen
1st Bellboy (uncredited) 1st Bellboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay Eaton
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Elliott
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Bess Flowers
Miss Hackett (uncredited) Miss Hackett (uncredited)   See fewer
Sol Gorss
Yacht Crewman (uncredited) Yacht Crewman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Hart
Rogers (uncredited) Rogers (uncredited)   See fewer
Stuart Holmes
Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Selmer Jackson
Lorimer (uncredited) Lorimer (uncredited)   See fewer
Naomi Judge
Mrs. Clarke (uncredited) Mrs. Clarke (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Keane
Bixby (uncredited) Bixby (uncredited)   See fewer
Larry Kent
Mr. Smith, Party Guest (uncredited) Mr. Smith, Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Nicholai Konovaloff
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Alma Lloyd
Telephone Girl (uncredited) Telephone Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Shirley Lloyd
Miss French (uncredited) Miss French (uncredited)   See fewer
Viola Lowry
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lupee Lupien
French Maid (uncredited) French Maid (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Marsh
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Francisco Marán
Headwaiter (uncredited) Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Moody
Yacht Party Guest (uncredited) Yacht Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Mr. Rogers (uncredited) Mr. Rogers (uncredited)   See fewer
Bob Murphy
Murphy, the Doorman (uncredited) Murphy, the Doorman (uncredited)   See fewer
John T. Murray
City Editor (uncredited) City Editor (uncredited)   See fewer
David Newell
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Vesey O'Davoren
Butler (uncredited) Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Spec O'Donnell
2nd Bellboy (uncredited) 2nd Bellboy (uncredited)   See fewer
Elsa Peterson
Party Guest (uncredited) Party Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Powell
Motorcycle Cop (uncredited) Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Prather
Streetcar Conductor (uncredited) Streetcar Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
John J. Richardson
Office Worker (uncredited) Office Worker (uncredited)   See fewer
George Riley
Garage Man (uncredited) Garage Man (uncredited)   See fewer
José Rubio
Baron Renaldo (uncredited) Baron Renaldo (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Saum
Dance Hall Guard (uncredited) Dance Hall Guard (uncredited)   See fewer
Jean Sennett
Young Woman (uncredited) Young Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Shubert
Loop-O-Plane Operator (uncredited) Loop-O-Plane Operator (uncredited)   See fewer
George Sorel
Marcel (uncredited) Marcel (uncredited)   See fewer
Cyril Thornton
Burke-Meyers' Butler (uncredited) Burke-Meyers' Butler (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Treen
Appleby's Secretary (uncredited) Appleby's Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Usher
Board Member (uncredited) Board Member (uncredited)   See fewer
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