The Man Who Played God

Synopsis

While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royale 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, Royale 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. He becomes absorbed in his game of "playing God" but his actions are without sincerity.

Main Cast

George Arliss

Montgomery Royle

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Violet Heming

Mildred Miller

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Bette Davis

Grace Blair

Age : 81 | Popularity : 17%

André Luguet

The King

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Louise Closser Hale

Florence Royle

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Donald Cook

Harold Van Adam

Age : 60 | Popularity : 5%

Ivan F. Simpson

Battle

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Oscar Apfel

Appleby - the Lip Reader

Age : 60 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Jack L. Warner
	Producer	Darryl F. Zanuck
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup Artist	Perc Westmore
	Costume Design	Earl Luick
Sound	Sound	C.A. Riggs
	Original Music Composer	Leo F. Forbstein
Art	Art Direction	Jack Okey
Writing	Adaptation	Julien Josephson Maude T. Howell
	Story	Gouverneur Morris
Editing	Editor	William Holmes
Camera	Director of Photography	James Van Trees
	Still Photographer	Homer Van Pelt
	Assistant Camera	Vernon Larson
Directing	Director	John G. Adolfi
Department	Role	Name

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