The Man Who Played God
“'A Modern Drama From Real Life'”
Synopsis
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".
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Edited by William HolmesShot by James Van Trees
Also known as
- La oculta providenciaes
- L'Homme qui jouait à être Dieufr
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
George Arliss
as Montgomery Royle
Violet Heming
as Mildred Miller
Andre Luguet
as The King
Donald Cook
as Harold Van Adam
Ivan F Simpson
as Battle
Oscar Apfel
as Appleby - the Lip Reader
Charles E Evans
as The Doctor
Louise Closser Hale
as Florence Royle
Hedda Hopper
as Mrs. Alice Chittendon
Bette Davis
as Grace Blair
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4Other crew
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