Acting
George Arliss
Born April 9, 1868 · London, England, UK
Died February 5, 1946 · aged 77
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Arliss (10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929), as well as the earliest-born actor to win the hono…
Known For
The Millionaire · 1931The Millionaire
★ 7.61931
MovieComedy
A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.
Disraeli · 1929Disraeli
★ 5.21929
MovieDramaHistory
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.
Alexander Hamilton · 1931Alexander Hamilton
★ 4.41931
MovieDramaHistory
The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
The Eternal Jew · 1940The Eternal Jew
★ 4.71940
MovieDocumentary
A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage of Jewish neighborhoods in recently-conquered Poland is combined with preexisting film clips and stills to defame the religion and advance Hitler's slurs that its adherents were plotting to undermine European civilization.
The King's Vacation · 1933The King's Vacation
★ 5.71933
MovieComedy
The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the wife he had to give up for the throne.
The House of Rothschild · 1934The House of Rothschild
★ 6.21934
MovieDramaHistory
The story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and continued by his five sons. From humble beginnings the business grows and helps to finance the war against Napoleon, but it's not always easy, especially because of the prejudices against Jews.
A Successful Calamity · 1932A Successful Calamity
★ 5.61932
MovieComedyDrama
Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man she's really in love with, the polo coach Larry Rivers, while Eddie applies for a demanding job and performs admirably. Only Sweetie seems to desert Henry.
The Working Man · 1933The Working Man
★ 6.51933
MovieComedyDrama
A successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children of his recently deceased and much-respected competitor; they're on the verge of losing the family legacy through their careless behavior. Reeves takes it upon himself to save his rival's company by teaching the heirs a lesson in business.
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The Eternal Jew · 1940The Eternal Jew
★ 4.71940
MovieDocumentary
A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage of Jewish neighborhoods in recently-conquered Poland is combined with preexisting film clips and stills to defame the religion and advance Hitler's slurs that its adherents were plotting to undermine European civilization.
Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Guv'nor · 1935The Guv'nor
★ 7.81935
MovieComedy
The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank.
François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
Land of Liberty · 1939Land of Liberty
★ 9.01939
MovieHistory
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
The Tunnel · 1935The Tunnel
★ 5.51935
MovieScience Fiction
An engineer leads the building of a trans-Atlantic tunnel linking Britain and the United States.
Prime Minister of Great Britain
His Lordship · 1936His Lordship
★ 6.01936
MovieAdventureComedy
A complicated adventure involving twin brothers and the Foreign Office trying to thwart the ambitions of a hostile sheikh.
Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
Old English · 1930Old English
★ 6.31930
MovieDrama
An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.
Sylvanus Heythorp










