Discovered by Fox Film Studios while she was doing commercial modeling in New York City in the early 1920s, the newly named Jean Arthur landed a one-year contract and debuted in the silent film Cameo Kirby (1923), directed by John Ford.
Descoperită de Fox Film Studios în timp ce făcea modeling comercial la New York la începutul anilor 1920, Arthur a obținut un contract pe un an și a debutat în filmul mut Cameo Kirby (1923), regizat de John Ford.