---
name: "Samuel Goldwyn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/samuel-goldwyn"
fi1m_id: "samuel-goldwyn"
imdb_id: "nm0326418"
tmdb_id: 13570
wikidata_id: "Q72579"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "17 August 1879"
died: "31 January 1974"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-09-25T07:10:53.241825+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Samuel Goldwyn

## Identity

Samuel Goldwyn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/samuel-goldwyn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** samuel-goldwyn
- **IMDb ID:** nm0326418
- **TMDB ID:** 13570
- **Wikidata ID:** Q72579
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Goldwyn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13570

Producer. Born 17 August 1879 in Warsaw, Poland. Died 31 January 1974.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 17 August 1879, Warsaw, Poland
- **Died:** 31 January 1974
- **Active:** 1931–1955
- **Also known as:** Sam Goldwyn
- **Frequently works with:** [William Wyler](https://film.one/person/william-wyler.md), [David Niven](https://film.one/person/david-niven.md), [Teresa Wright](https://film.one/person/teresa-wright.md), [Dan Duryea](https://film.one/person/dan-duryea.md), [Lillian Hellman](https://film.one/person/lillian-hellman.md), [Robert E. Sherwood](https://film.one/person/robert-e-sherwood.md), [Sidney Howard](https://film.one/person/sidney-howard.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as producer, over 10 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 77 (5), 1940s 80 (4), 1950s 80 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 76 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Romance 6, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 20 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $31m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Goldwyn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72579, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0326418/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13570

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Dodsworth*](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md) (87), [*The Little Foxes*](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md) (85), [*Guys and Dolls*](https://film.one/film/guys-and-dolls.md) (80), [*Stella Dallas*](https://film.one/film/stella-dallas.md) (80), [*Wuthering Heights*](https://film.one/film/wuthering-heights.md) (76), [*Dead End*](https://film.one/film/dead-end.md) (73), [*Arrowsmith*](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md) (70)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Best Years of Our Lives*](https://film.one/film/the-best-years-of-our-lives.md) (90), [*The Bishop's Wife*](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md) (74), [*The Pride of the Yankees*](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md) (71)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Samuel Goldwyn (born Szmuel Gelbfisz) was a Polish-born American film producer. He began in the glove trade before entering the motion picture industry, co-founding the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company in 1913 and later Goldwyn Pictures Corporation in 1916. After the latter merged into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924, he established Samuel Goldwyn Productions as an independent operation.

Goldwyn produced numerous notable films, including *Wuthering Heights* (1939), *The Little Foxes* (1941), *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946) and *Guys and Dolls* (1955). He worked frequently with director William Wyler and distributed many releases through United Artists. He received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1947 and died in Los Angeles in 1974.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Guys and Dolls* (1955), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/guys-and-dolls.md)
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), Fi1m 74, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Fi1m 90, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-years-of-our-lives.md)
- *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), Fi1m 71, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md)
- *The Little Foxes* (1941), Fi1m 85, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md)
- *Wuthering Heights* (1939), Fi1m 76, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/wuthering-heights.md)
- *Dead End* (1937), Fi1m 73, Producer, Presenter — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-end.md)
- *Stella Dallas* (1937), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/stella-dallas.md)
- *Dodsworth* (1936), Fi1m 87, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md)
- *Arrowsmith* (1931), Fi1m 70, Producer, Presenter — [page](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md)

## Complete filmography (147)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Porgy and Bess* (1959), Producer
- *Guys and Dolls* (1955), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/guys-and-dolls.md)
- *Brooba* (1955), Production Consultant
- *Hans Christian Andersen* (1952), Producer
- *I Want You* (1951), Producer
- *Edge of Doom* (1950), Producer
- *Our Very Own* (1950), Producer, Presenter
- *My Foolish Heart* (1950), Producer
- *Roseanna McCoy* (1949), Producer
- *Enchantment* (1948), Producer
- *A Song Is Born* (1948), Producer
- *The Bishop's Wife* (1947), Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bishops-wife.md)
- *The Secret Life of Walter Mitty* (1947), Producer
- *The Best Years of Our Lives* (1946), Producer — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-best-years-of-our-lives.md)
- *The Kid from Brooklyn* (1946), Producer
- *Wonder Man* (1945), Producer
- *The Princess and the Pirate* (1944), Producer
- *Up in Arms* (1944), Producer
- *The North Star* (1943), Producer
- *They Got Me Covered* (1943), Producer
- *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md)
- *Ball of Fire* (1941), Producer, Presenter
- *The Little Foxes* (1941), Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-foxes.md)
- *The Westerner* (1940), Presenter, Producer
- *Raffles* (1939), Producer
- *The Real Glory* (1939), Producer, Presenter
- *They Shall Have Music* (1939), Producer
- *Wuthering Heights* (1939), Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/wuthering-heights.md)
- *The Cowboy and the Lady* (1938), Presenter, Producer
- *The Adventures of Marco Polo* (1938), Producer
- *The Goldwyn Follies* (1938), Producer
- *The Hurricane* (1937), Producer, Presenter
- *Dead End* (1937), Producer, Presenter — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-end.md)
- *Stella Dallas* (1937), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/stella-dallas.md)
- *Woman Chases Man* (1937), Producer
- *Beloved Enemy* (1936), Producer
- *Come and Get It* (1936), Producer
- *Dodsworth* (1936), Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/dodsworth.md)
- *These Three* (1936), Producer
- *Strike Me Pink* (1936), Producer
- *Splendor* (1935), Producer
- *Barbary Coast* (1935), Producer
- *The Dark Angel* (1935), Producer
- *The Wedding Night* (1935), Producer
- *Kid Millions* (1934), Producer
- *We Live Again* (1934), Producer
- *Nana* (1934), Producer
- *Roman Scandals* (1933), Producer
- *The Masquerader* (1933), Producer
- *Cynara* (1932), Producer
- *The Kid from Spain* (1932), Producer
- *Arsène Lupin* (1932), Producer
- *The Greeks Had a Word for Them* (1932), Producer
- *Arrowsmith* (1931), Presenter, Producer — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/arrowsmith.md)
- *The Unholy Garden* (1931), Producer
- *Palmy Days* (1931), Producer
- *Street Scene* (1931), Producer
- *Tonight or Never* (1931), Producer
- *One Heavenly Night* (1930), Producer
- *The Devil to Pay!* (1930), Producer
- *Whoopee!* (1930), Producer
- *Raffles* (1930), Producer
- *Condemned!* (1929), Producer
- *This Is Heaven* (1929), Producer
- *Bulldog Drummond* (1929), Producer
- *The Rescue* (1929), Executive Producer
- *The Awakening* (1928), Producer
- *Two Lovers* (1928), Producer
- *The Devil Dancer* (1927), Producer
- *The Magic Flame* (1927), Producer
- *The Night of Love* (1927), Producer
- *The Winning of Barbara Worth* (1926), Producer
- *Partners Again* (1926), Producer
- *Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ* (1925), as Chariot Race Spectator (uncredited) · Producer
- *Stella Dallas* (1925), Producer
- *A Thief in Paradise* (1925), Producer
- *In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter* (1924), Producer
- *Cytherea* (1924), Producer
- *True As Steel* (1924), Executive Producer
- *Nellie, the Beautiful Cloak Model* (1924), Executive Producer
- *Three Weeks* (1924), Executive Producer
- *Name the Man* (1924), Executive Producer
- *The Eternal City* (1923), Producer
- *Unseeing Eyes* (1923), Producer
- *The Day of Faith* (1923), Producer
- *Slave of Desire* (1923), Producer
- *The Eternal Three* (1923), Producer
- *Potash and Perlmutter* (1923), Producer
- *Lost and Found on a South Sea Island* (1923), Producer
- *The Christian* (1923), Executive Producer
- *A Blind Bargain* (1922), Producer
- *Hungry Hearts* (1922), Producer
- *Remembrance* (1922), Producer
- *Mr. Barnes of New York* (1922), Producer
- *His Back Against the Wall* (1922), Producer
- *Head Over Heels* (1922), Executive Producer
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1922), Executive Producer
- *Watch Your Step* (1922), Executive Producer
- *Doubling for Romeo* (1921), Producer
- *The Ace of Hearts* (1921), Producer
- *Oh Mary Be Careful* (1921), Producer
- *Don't Neglect Your Wife* (1921), Producer
- *Boys Will Be Boys* (1921), Producer
- *A Tale of Two Worlds* (1921), Producer
- *Guile of Women* (1921), Producer
- *What Happened To Rosa* (1920), Producer
- *The Great Lover* (1920), Producer
- *Officer 666* (1920), Executive Producer
- *The North Wind's Malice* (1920), Presenter
- *Honest Hutch* (1920), Producer
- *The Truth* (1920), Producer
- *The Penalty* (1920), Producer, Presenter
- *Cupid the Cowpuncher* (1920), Producer
- *The Slim Princess* (1920), Producer
- *A Double-Dyed Deceiver* (1920), Presenter
- *Jes' Call Me Jim* (1920), Producer
- *Partners of the Night* (1920), Producer
- *The Paliser Case* (1920), Executive Producer
- *Water, Water, Everywhere* (1920), Producer
- *Pinto* (1920), Producer
- *Jubilo* (1919), Producer
- *The Loves of Letty* (1919), Presenter
- *Almost a Husband* (1919), Executive Producer
- *The World and Its Woman* (1919), Executive Producer
- *Lord and Lady Algy* (1919), Producer
- *Upstairs* (1919), Producer
- *Through the Wrong Door* (1919), Presenter
- *Leave It to Susan* (1919), Presenter
- *The Stronger Vow* (1919), Executive Producer
- *Sis Hopkins* (1919), Producer
- *The Woman on the Index* (1919), Presenter
- *The Racing Strain* (1918), Producer
- *A Perfect Lady* (1918), Producer
- *The Hell Cat* (1918), Executive Producer
- *A Perfect 36* (1918), Producer
- *Thirty a Week* (1918), Producer
- *Laughing Bill Hyde* (1918), Producer
- *Peck's Bad Girl* (1918), Producer
- *The Turn of the Wheel* (1918), Producer
- *All Woman* (1918), Executive Producer
- *The Face in the Dark* (1918), Producer
- *The Floor Below* (1918), Producer
- *The Beloved Traitor* (1918), Producer
- *The Cinderella Man* (1917), Executive Producer
- *The Spreading Dawn* (1917), Producer
- *Fighting Odds* (1917), Producer
- *Polly of the Circus* (1917), Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Samuel Goldwyn](https://film.one/media/person/7145/gallery-8c4b7c6ce5f6.jpg) Samuel Goldwyn — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Samuel_Goldwyn_%28SAYRE_2218%29.jpg/1280px-Samuel_Goldwyn_%28SAYRE_2218%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Great Britain's foremost film producer Alexander Korda during a week long visit to America for meetings with Samuel Goldwyn, Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin o (1935)](https://film.one/media/person/7145/gallery-ab6a2b4ca178.jpg) Great Britain's foremost film producer Alexander Korda during a week long visit to America for meetings with Samuel Goldwyn, Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin o (1935) — Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Alexander_Korda%2C_Samuel_Goldwyn%2C_Mary_Pickford%2C_Charlie_Chaplin_and_Robert_Fairbanks.jpg/1280px-Alexander_Korda%2C_Samuel_Goldwyn%2C_Mary_Pickford%2C_Charlie_Chaplin_and_Robert_Fairbanks.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Actor and singer Eddie Cantor, left, and movie producer and mogul Samuel Goldwyn, right. The photo was likely taken in conjunction with a suit brought by Goldwy](https://film.one/media/person/7145/gallery-962f6565c177.jpg) Actor and singer Eddie Cantor, left, and movie producer and mogul Samuel Goldwyn, right. The photo was likely taken in conjunction with a suit brought by Goldwy — Los Angeles Daily News, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Eddie_Cantor_and_Samuel_Goldwyn%2C_embroiled_in_legal_suit_against_Warner_Bros.jpg/1280px-Eddie_Cantor_and_Samuel_Goldwyn%2C_embroiled_in_legal_suit_against_Warner_Bros.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![FWP American Guide Series city 1941 California Los Angeles a guide to the city and its environs](https://film.one/media/person/7145/gallery-c7fa89e49a96.png) FWP American Guide Series city 1941 California Los Angeles a guide to the city and its environs — FWP, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/FWP_American_Guide_Series_city_1941_California_Los_Angeles_a_guide_to_the_city_and_its_environs_26.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Samuel Goldwyn](https://film.one/media/person/7145/gallery-f5204df0aff7.jpg) Samuel Goldwyn — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/FamousPlayers-Lasky-partners%2C_1916.jpg/1280px-FamousPlayers-Lasky-partners%2C_1916.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Historical Landmark 554, California](https://film.one/media/person/7145/gallery-7d2c8787ed50.jpg) Historical Landmark 554, California — State of California, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Historical_Landmark_554%2C_California.jpg/1280px-Historical_Landmark_554%2C_California.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Presidential Medal of Freedom 1971: Presidential Medal of Freedom (won)
- Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award 1958: Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (won)
- Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 1939: Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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