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The Man Who Played God
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Eight reels
Directed by F. Harmon Weight

Cast: George Arliss [?] [John Arden or Montgomery Royle]?, Ann Forrest [Marjory Blaine], Ivan F. Simpson [?] [Carter or Battle]?, Edward Earle [Philip Stevens], Effie Shannon [Mildred Arden], Miriam Battista [a little girl], Mickey Bennett [a little boy], Mary Astor [a young woman], Pierre Gendron [a young man], Margaret Seddon [an old woman], J.D. Walsh (John D. Walsh) [an old man]

[?] Distinctive Productions or Distinctive Pictures Corporation? production; distributed by United Artists Corporation. / Produced by George Arliss. Scenario by Forrest Halsey, from the adaptation by Gouverneur Morris of the play The Silent Voice by Jules Eckert Goodman. Art direction by Clark Robinson. Cinematography by Harry A. Fischbeck. / © 1 September 1922 by Distinctive Productions [LP18468]. Premiered circa 24 September 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio. Released 1 October 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was remade with Arliss in 1932. [?] Sherwood-Best p. 176 lists the film at six reels for its 1922 release.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Deaf persons - Musicians: Concert pianists - USA: New York: New York

Listing updated: 16 October 2011.

References: Card-Seductive pp. 92, 94; Schuchman-Hollywood pp. 34, 35, 111; Sherwood-Best p. 176; Vermilye-Twenties p. 78 : ClasIm-302 pp. 6, 10 : Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.

 
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