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After losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.After losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.After losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.
George Arliss
- Montgomery Royle
- (as Mr. George Arliss)
André Luguet
- The King
- (as Andre Luguet)
Ivan F. Simpson
- Battle
- (as Ivan Simpson)
Charles E. Evans
- The Doctor
- (as Charles Evans)
Fred Howard
- Man
- (scenes deleted)
Symona Boniface
- Woman in Audience
- (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
- Detective
- (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
- Would-Be Ticket Buyer
- (uncredited)
Grace Durkin
- Kit - First Girl
- (uncredited)
Helena Phillips Evans
- Music Fan with Boy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGeorge Arliss and Ivan F. Simpson played the same roles ten years earlier in the 1922 silent version.
- GoofsWhen Royle goes to his desk after observing the couple in the park, the shadow of the boom microphone dips onto the window curtain behind him.
- Quotes
Grace Blair: You're my ideal!
Montgomery Royle: I shall always be... your friend.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)
- SoundtracksFantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66
(1834) (uncredited)
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Played on piano by George Arliss (dubbed by Salvatore Santaella) at the concert
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Mr. George Arliss Gives Another Acting Lesson
An aging & celebrated concert pianist completely loses his hearing, and with it his faith in The Almighty. After learning to lip read, he realizes he can once again enter into people's lives, alleviating the misfortunes of total strangers. With this much power to do good, he becomes THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD.
Although sadly neglected today, George Arliss was one of the very greatest of film actors of the 1930's. His art was consummate - a whole volume of emotion could be conveyed by the slightest movement of face or posture. He gives a wonderful performance here as a man torn from what he loves the most, blaming God for it and eventually finding peace.
A splendid actress of the same period, Louise Closser Hale gives quiet dignity to the role of Arliss' sister. As his protégé, young Bette Davis does a fine job; she always considered this to be her first film role of substance. Ivan F. Simpson is excellent as a very loyal butler. Hedda Hopper has a tiny role as a woman at a picnic & look for an uncredited Ray Milland as a young man in Central Park attempting suicide.
Although sadly neglected today, George Arliss was one of the very greatest of film actors of the 1930's. His art was consummate - a whole volume of emotion could be conveyed by the slightest movement of face or posture. He gives a wonderful performance here as a man torn from what he loves the most, blaming God for it and eventually finding peace.
A splendid actress of the same period, Louise Closser Hale gives quiet dignity to the role of Arliss' sister. As his protégé, young Bette Davis does a fine job; she always considered this to be her first film role of substance. Ivan F. Simpson is excellent as a very loyal butler. Hedda Hopper has a tiny role as a woman at a picnic & look for an uncredited Ray Milland as a young man in Central Park attempting suicide.
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- Ron Oliver
- Feb 21, 2000
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- Covek koji se dopao Bogu
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- Runtime1 hour 20 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was The Man Who Played God (1932) officially released in Canada in English?
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