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 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.
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.
East Meets WestEast Meets West · 1936
East Meets West
★ 7.01936
MovieRomanceDrama
The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to break his father's heart by conducting an affair with the wife of a notorious criminal.
The Man Who Played GodThe Man Who Played God · 1932
The Man Who Played God
★ 7.21932
MovieRomanceDrama
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".
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.
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 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 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.

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