George Arliss
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Arliss (10 April 1868 – 5 February 1946) was an English actor, author, playwright and filmmaker who found success in the United States. He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award – which he won for his performance as Victorian-era British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli in Disraeli (1929), as well as the earliest-born actor to win the honour.
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND...
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Cardinal Richelieu
as Cardinal RichelieuThe cunning Cardinal Richelieu must save King Louis XIII from treachery within his inner circle.
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Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including...
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The Millionaire
as James AldenA millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half...
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The Tunnel
as Prime Minister of Great BritainAn engineer leads the building of a trans-Atlantic tunnel linking Britain and the United States.
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The Eternal Jew
as Mayer Rothschild (archive footage) (uncredited)A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage...
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Old English
as Sylvanus HeythorpAn old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.
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The King's Vacation
as Phillip, the KingThe king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the...
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The Man Who Played God
as Montgomery RoyleWhile giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royale is...
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Voltaire
as VoltaireWriter and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes...
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Doctor Syn
as Dr SynA highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this...
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The Devil
as Dr. MüllerDr. Muller, a friend to all, finds pleasure in turning the goodness in people to evil ends. He...
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Alexander Hamilton
as Alexander HamiltonThe founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
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The Working Man
as John Reeves alias John WaltonA successful shoe manufacturer named John Reeves goes on vacation and meets the grown children...
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Disraeli
as Benjamin DisraeliThe story of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the purchase by England of the Suez Canal.
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Disraeli
as Benjamin DisraeliPrime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and...
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The Last Gentleman
as Cabot BarrIn New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George...
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The House of Rothschild
as Mayer RothschildThe story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and...
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The Green Goddess
as The RajaAn airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them...
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
as Self (archive footage)Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...
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Land of Liberty
as Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
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A Successful Calamity
as Henry WiltonHenry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie'...
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The Voice That Thrilled the World
as Self (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon...
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East Meets West
as Sultan of RungayThe story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to...
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His Lordship
as Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord DuncasterA complicated adventure involving twin brothers and the Foreign Office trying to thwart the...
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The Man Who Played God
as Montgomery RoyleEn eminent pianist is made deaf by an anarchist's bomb during a command performance.
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The Guv'nor
as François Rothschild aka The Guv'norThe Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George...
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The Green Goddess
as Rajah of RukhThe Green Goddess is a 1923 American silent adventure film based on the play The Green Goddess...
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Impressions of Disraeli
as Benjamin DisraeliCelebrity endorsement: Stanley Baldwin introduces George Arliss playing the legendary PM.
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