George Arliss

George Arliss

Рождение : 1868-04-10, London, England, UK

Смерть : 1946-02-05

История

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.

Профиль

George Arliss

Фильмы

Оскар. История Голливуда
Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Going Hollywood: The '30s
(archive footage)
Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they were battling the Depression as well as eventually getting ready for another World War.
The Voice That Thrilled the World
Himself (segment 'Disraeli') (archive footage)
This short traces the history of sound in the movies, beginning with French scientist Leon Scott's experiments in 1857. Featured are snippets from early sound pictures.
The Eternal Jew
(archive footage)
A Nazi propaganda film made to promote anti-Semitism among the German people. Newly-shot footage of Jewish neighborhoods in recently-conquered Poland is combined with preexisting film clips and stills to defame the religion and advance Hitler's slurs that its adherents were plotting to undermine European civilization.
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Self (archive footage)
This 1940 presentation features highlights of earlier (1928 onward) Oscar ceremonies including Shirley Temple and Walt Disney, plus acceptance speeches for films released in 1939 with recipients and presenters including Vivien Leigh, Judy Garland, Hattie McDaniel, Fay Bainter, Mickey Rooney, Thomas Mitchell, Sinclair Lewis, and more, with host Bob Hope.
Land of Liberty
Alexander Hamilton (edited from 'Alexander Hamilton')
This film tells the history of the United States from pre-Revolution through 1939.
Doctor Syn
Dr Syn
A highly respected clergyman is actually a former pirate who exacts vigilante justice in this British production.
His Lordship
Richard Fraser / Lorimer, Lord Duncaster
A complicated adventure involving twin brothers and the Foreign Office trying to thwart the ambitions of a hostile sheikh.
East Meets West
Sultan of Rungay
The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to break his father's heart by conducting an affair with the wife of a notorious criminal.
The Tunnel
Prime Minister of Great Britain
An engineer leads the building of a trans-Atlantic tunnel linking Britain and the United States.
The Guv'nor
François Rothschild aka The Guv'nor
The Guv'nor (released in the U.S. as Mr. Hobo) is a 1935 British comedy film starring George Arliss as a tramp who rides a series of misunderstandings and becomes the president of a bank.
Кардинал Ришелье
Cardinal Richelieu
Король Франции Людовик XIII, находящийся под влиянием своего министра - кардинала Ришелье, готовит указ, ущемляющий права крупных феодалов. Недовольные таким положением вещей и растущей властью кардинала, королева-мать, королева Анна Австрийская и граф Барада пытаются, в отсутствие своего главного врага, убедить короля подписать указ об отставке Ришелье. Им почти удается достичь своей цели, но неожиданное возвращение кардинала спутывает им планы. В результате свершившихся событий в стране зреет заговор. Опирающие на поддержку англичан и испанцев, заговорщики, при участии королевы-матери, стремятся свергнуть короля Людовика XIII и посадить на трон его слабовольного брата Гастона. Кардинал Ришелье плетет интриги, пытаясь разрушить планы врагов короля и укрепить могущество Франции. Между тем воспитанница кардинала, юная красавица Ленора, недавно покинувшая стены монастыря, и Андре де Понс, один из заговорщиков, влюбляются друг в друга...
The Iron Duke
The life and times of the Duke of Wellington
The Last Gentleman
Cabot Barr
In New England circa 1933, a niece is reported missing and presumed dead and Cabot Barr (George Arliss) summons his relatives to the family estate for a memorial service. Once there, Barr taunts each one, claiming their only interest in him is his money, and sends them away when the report about the niece proves to be false. Only niece Marjorie, who has ridiculed one of his pet eccentricities, seems to be the object of any sentimental affection.
Дом Ротшильдов
Mayer Rothschild
История финансовой империи Ротшильдов, начавшаяся с небольшой лавки и выросшая до участника финансирования разгрома Наполеона. Но это был трудный путь. В 1780 году во Франкфурте к лавке Ротшильдов идет сборщик налогов. Ротшильды прячут свои богатства, в том числе валюту, серебро и т. д. Налоговик требует 20 000 гульденов - это непомерная сумма, но соглашается на взятку в размере 5000. Однако удовлетворение Майера Ротшильда недолговечно: курьер, доставлявший ему 10 000 гульденов, был перехвачен, а деньги конфискованы налоговиками.
Voltaire
Voltaire
Writer and philosopher Voltaire, loyal to his king, Louis XV of France, nonetheless writes scathingly of the king's disdain for the rights and needs of his people. Louis admires Voltaire, but is increasingly influenced against him by his minister, the Count de Sarnac.
Работяга
John Reeves alias John Walton
Джон Ривз — глава крупной обувной компании узнает, что умер его главный конкурент. Он понимает, что теперь больше не с кем соперничать и решает «плюнуть на все» и уехать на бессрочную рыбалку. Руководство бизнесом он оставляет своему племяннику. На рыбалке он случайно, представившись другим именем, знакомится с сыном и дочерью, умершего конкурента. Что же он видит: дети беспечно прожигают жизнь в загулах и веселье, а бизнес покойного отца отдан в лапы хитрых менеджеров. Мистер Ривз решает помочь сиротам увидеть настоящий смысл в жизни…
The King's Vacation
Phillip, the King
The king of an unnamed European country abdicates and tries to recapture the happiness with the wife he had to give up for the throne.
A Successful Calamity
Henry Wilton
Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man she's really in love with, the polo coach Larry Rivers, while Eddie applies for a demanding job and performs admirably. Only Sweetie seems to desert Henry.
Человек, который играл бога
Montgomery Royle
Пианист Монтгомери Роял теряет слух. Он возвращается с сестрой и своей невестой, Грейс в Нью-Йорк. Монтгомери в отчаянии и пытается отослать от себя свою невесту, которая была его ученицей и взяла с него обещание, что через полгода он на ней женится. Она уезжает к своим друзьям, а Монтгомери запирается от всего мира. Его ничто не может вернуть к жизни, даже обучение читать по губам. Он готов уже свести счеты с опостылевшей жизнью, если бы не горькие обвинения слуги в эгоистичности и трусости. Случайно ему попадается бинокль с 10-ти кратным увеличением, который оставила Грейс. Когда-то она брала его с собой, чтобы следить за игрой его рук на концертах. Взглянув в него, он открывает для себя другой мир. Рядом тоже находятся люди, которые также болеют, страдают и гневаются на Бога, вопрошая: за что на них сваливаются беды, в тот момент, когда им кажется, что их никто не слышит? И ему приходит на ум спасительная мысль — помочь этим людям и сыграть в их судьбе роль Бога.
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
Alexander Hamilton
Writer
The founding father has an extramarital affair and meets with the likes of Thomas Jefferson.
Impressions of Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
After an introduction by Stanley Baldwin, George Arliss reprises his role as Benjamin Disraeli, reenacting some of Disraeli's most famous speeches.
Миллионер
James Alden
A millionaire automaker retires upon the advice of his doctor, but becomes so bored he buys half interest in a gas station and works it on the sly.
Old English
Sylvanus Heythorp
An old man unethically provides an income for his two grandchildren.
The Green Goddess
The Raja
An airplane carrying three Brits crash lands in the kingdom of Rukh. The Rajah holds them prisoner because the British are about to execute his three half-brothers in neighboring India.
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.
Twenty Dollars a Week
The Green Goddess
Rajah of Rukh
The Green Goddess is a 1923 American silent adventure film based on the play The Green Goddess by William Archer. Set during the British Raj, it stars George Arliss as the Rajah of Rukh, into whose land arrive three British subjects, played by Alice Joyce, David Powell, and Harry T. Morey.
The Man Who Played God
Montgomery Royle
En eminent pianist is made deaf by an anarchist's bomb during a command performance.
The Ruling Passion
A millionaire's health deteriorates when his doctor and family prevail upon him to retire.
Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
The story of British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli and the purchase by England of the Suez Canal.
The Devil
Dr. Müller
Dr. Muller, a friend to all, finds pleasure in turning the goodness in people to evil ends. He meets Marie Matin and her fiancée, Georges Roben, while viewing a new painting, "The Martyr--Truth Crucified by Evil." Marie declares that the picture was wrong--evil could never triumph over truth--and though Muller says he agrees with her, he plots to prove otherwise.