The Man Who Played God (1932)
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
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George Arliss as Montgomery Royle |
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Violet Heming as Mildred Miller |
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Bette Davis as Grace Blair |
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André Luguet as The King |
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Louise Closser Hale as Florence Royle |
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Donald Cook as Harold Van Adam |
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Ivan F. Simpson as Battle |
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Oscar Apfel as Appleby - the Lip Reader |
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Charles E. Evans as The Doctor |
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Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Alice Chittendon |
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Ray Milland as Eddie (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Libaire as Jenny (uncredited) |
| Directing | John G. Adolfi | Director |
| Writing | Gouverneur Morris | Story |
| Writing | Julien Josephson | Adaptation |
| Writing | Maude T. Howell | Adaptation |
| Production | Darryl F. Zanuck | Producer |
| Editing | William Holmes | Editor |
| Art | Jack Okey | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Earl Luick | Costume Design |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Leo F. Forbstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James Van Trees | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | C.A. Riggs | Sound |
| Camera | Homer Van Pelt | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Vernon Larson | Assistant Camera |
