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Montgomery Royale
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Jump to navigationJump to searchGeorge Arliss played this classical pianist in the silent 1922 film The Man Who Played God and its 1932 sound remake. 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: the 1932 version 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.
