12 Jan 1930
City Girl
A waitress from Chicago falls in love with a man from rural Minnesota and marries him, with the intent of living a better life - but life on the farm has its own challenges.
The Man Who Played God
'A Modern Drama From Real Life'
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".
Top Billed Cast
George Arliss Montgomery Royle
Violet Heming Mildred Miller
Bette Davis Grace Blair
André Luguet The King
Louise Closser Hale Florence Royle
Donald Cook Harold Van Adam
Ivan F. Simpson Battle
Oscar Apfel Appleby - the Lip Reader
Charles E. Evans The Doctor
Hedda Hopper Mrs. Alice Chittendon
Ray Milland Eddie (uncredited)
Dorothy Libaire Jenny (uncredited)
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