George Arliss

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 MillionaireThe Millionaire · 1931
The 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.
DisraeliDisraeli · 1929
Disraeli
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 HamiltonAlexander Hamilton · 1931
Alexander Hamilton
4.41931
MovieDramaHistory
The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
The Eternal JewThe Eternal Jew · 1940
The 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 VacationThe King's Vacation · 1933
The 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 RothschildThe House of Rothschild · 1934
The 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 CalamityA Successful Calamity · 1932
A 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 ManThe Working Man · 1933
The 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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