THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD.

Montgomery Royle is deafened when a bomb is detonated in an attempt to assassinate the foreign ruler. Royle returns to New York City with his sister Florence, close friend Mildred Miller, and fiancée Grace Blair. After abandoning thoughts of suicide, Royle discovers he can lip read and spends his days observing people in Central Park from his apartment window.

Credits

Cast
Bette Davis, George Arliss, Violet Heming
Complete catalog record
THE MAN WHO PLAYED GOD. Presented by Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and The Vitaphone Corp. 1932. 9 reels, sd. From the play by Jules Eckert Goodman, based on the short story by Gouverneur Morris. Credits: Director, John G. Adolfi; adaptation, Julian Josephson, Maude Howell. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.; 9Feb32; LP2842.

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1749792 ↗ — color, country