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The Man Who Played God

'A Modern Drama From Real Life'

7.15 average rating
7.15
English / 80 MIN. / 1932

The Genres

The 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".

The Cast

George ArlissViolet HemingBette DavisAndré LuguetLouise Closser HaleDonald CookIvan F. SimpsonOscar ApfelCharles E. EvansHedda HopperRay MillandDorothy Libaire

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