Montgomery Royale

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George Arliss played this classical pianist 1932 sound remake, based on 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 a "The Man Who Played God" episode (4/25/1957) of drama television series Lux Video Theatre.