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The Man Who Played God
1932, Feb 09
1h 20m
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".
Directed by
John G. Adolfi
Bette Davis
Grace Blair
Ray Milland
Eddie (uncredited)
Violet Heming
Mildred Miller
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Alice Chittendon
Oscar Apfel
Appleby - the Lip Reader
George Arliss
Montgomery Royle
Donald Cook
Harold Van Adam
André Luguet
The King
Dorothy Libaire
Jenny (uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
Battle
Louise Closser Hale
Florence Royle
Charles E. Evans
The Doctor
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