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    The Man Who Played God

    The Man Who Played God

    "'A Modern Drama From Real Life'"

    1932

    1:20:00

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    The Man Who Played God

    Genre

    Romance
    Drama

    Plot

    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".

    Director

    John G. Adolfi

    Writers

    Gouverneur Morris, Julien Josephson, Maude T. Howell,

    Stars

    George Arliss, Violet Heming, Bette Davis, André Luguet, Louise Closser Hale,