

Romance · Drama
Overview
While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royle is deafened when a bomb is detonated in an attempt to assassinate the foreign ruler. With his career over as a result of his injury, Royle returns to New York City with his sister Florence, close friend Mildred Miller, and considerably younger fiancée Grace Blair. After abandoning thoughts of suicide, Montgomery discovers he can lip read, and he spends his days observing people in Central Park from his apartment window. As he learns of people's problems, he tries to help them anonymously and becomes absorbed in his game of "playing God".
Top Cast


George Arliss
George Arliss
Montgomery Royle
George Arliss
Montgomery Royle


Violet Heming
Violet Heming
Mildred Miller
Violet Heming
Mildred Miller


Bette Davis
Bette Davis
Grace Blair
Bette Davis
Grace Blair


André Luguet
André Luguet
The King
André Luguet
The King


Louise Closser Hale
Louise Closser Hale
Florence Royle
Louise Closser Hale
Florence Royle


Donald Cook
Donald Cook
Harold Van Adam
Donald Cook
Harold Van Adam


Ivan F. Simpson
Ivan F. Simpson
Battle
Ivan F. Simpson
Battle


Oscar Apfel
Oscar Apfel
Appleby - the Lip Reader
Oscar Apfel
Appleby - the Lip Reader
Charles E. Evans
Charles E. Evans
The Doctor
Charles E. Evans
The Doctor


Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Alice Chittendon
Hedda Hopper
Mrs. Alice Chittendon
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