The Man Who Played God

Feb 9, 1932

1h 20m

★ 7.2

'A Modern Drama From Real Life'

Overview

While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royle is deafened when a bomb is detonated in an attempt to assassinate the foreign ruler. With his career over as a result of his injury, Royle returns to New York City with his sister Florence, close friend Mildred Miller, and considerably younger fiancée Grace Blair. After abandoning thoughts of suicide, Montgomery discovers he can lip read, and he spends his days observing people in Central Park from his apartment window. As he learns of people's problems, he tries to help them anonymously and becomes absorbed in his game of "playing God".

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Montgomery Royle

George Arliss

Mildred Miller

Violet Heming

Grace Blair

Bette Davis

The King

André Luguet

Florence Royle

Louise Closser Hale

Harold Van Adam

Donald Cook

Battle

Ivan F. Simpson

Appleby - the Lip Reader

Oscar Apfel

The Doctor

Charles E. Evans

Mrs. Alice Chittendon

Hedda Hopper

Eddie (uncredited)

Ray Milland

Jenny (uncredited)

Dorothy Libaire

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