The Man Who Played God
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The Man Who Played God is a 1932 American drama film starring George Arliss as a deafened pianist who finds new purpose in life by secretly helping others.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man Who Played God canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American drama film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Silent Voice (working title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Silent Voice
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play "The Silent Voice" by Jules Eckert Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ short story "The Silent Voice" by Gouverneur Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Bette Davis as Grace Blair
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George Arliss as Montgomery Royale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Van Trees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | John G. Adolfi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Owen Marks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1930s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
deafness in film
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pianists ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disability
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philanthropy ⓘ redemption ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | sound film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Leo F. Forbstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | early major role for Bette Davis ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Code Hollywood films ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A famous pianist who becomes deaf finds new purpose by reading lips and secretly helping people in need. ⓘ |
| producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck
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Hal B. Wallis ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | February 6, 1932 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Julien Josephson
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Maude T. Howell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Andre Luguet
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Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ George Arliss NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Closser Hale NERFINISHED ⓘ Violet Heming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Man Who Played God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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