The Man Who Played God

About The Man Who Played God

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.

John G. Adolfi's The Man Who Played God is a 1932 romance film. The film is filed under pre-code, older man younger woman relationship, assassination attempt, and concert pianist.

George Arliss takes the lead as Montgomery Royle, Violet Heming as Mildred Miller, Bette Davis as Grace Blair, and André Luguet as The King. Released in February 1932, it runs 80 minutes.

The Killer, Last Vegas, and Whatever Works make useful companions to The Man Who Played God, all filed under new york city. It carries a NR rating.