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George Arliss played this classical pianist [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Played_God 1932 sound remake], based on the 1922 silent film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013363/ The Man Who Played God]'' . After being deafened by a bomb and learning to lip-read, he gives up his musical career and his fiancée in favor of helping people.  
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George Arliss played this classical pianist in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Who_Played_God 1932 sound remake] of the 1922 silent film ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013363/ The Man Who Played God]''. After being deafened by a bomb and learning to lip-read, he gives up his musical career and his fiancée in favor of helping people.  
  
 
Fun fact: This was was Bette Davis's first starring role.
 
Fun fact: This was was Bette Davis's first starring role.
Boris Karloff played the character in a "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0637903/ The Man Who Played God]" episode (4/25/1957) of drama television series ''Lux Video Theatre''.  
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Boris Karloff played the character in "[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0637903/ The Man Who Played God]" episode (4/25/1957) of drama television series ''Lux Video Theatre''.  
  
 
In the original, the pianist is named [[Montgomery Royle]].
 
In the original, the pianist is named [[Montgomery Royle]].
  
 
[[Category:The Silent Voice|Royale]]
 
[[Category:The Silent Voice|Royale]]
[[Category:1932]]
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[[Category:1932|Royale]]
 
[[Category:Classical pianists|Royale]]
 
[[Category:Classical pianists|Royale]]

Revision as of 11:30, 11 August 2017

George Arliss played this classical pianist in the 1932 sound remake of the 1922 silent film The Man Who Played God. After being deafened by a bomb and learning to lip-read, he gives up his musical career and his fiancée in favor of helping people.

Fun fact: This was was Bette Davis's first starring role.

Boris Karloff played the character in "The Man Who Played God" episode (4/25/1957) of drama television series Lux Video Theatre.

In the original, the pianist is named Montgomery Royle.