Originally designed for exhibition at the 1939 World's Fair, Land of Liberty is a 137-minute compendium of filmclips from...
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1939
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Sixty-nine-year-old George Arliss at first seems an unlikely casting choice for Dr. Syn, the 18th-century...
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Dr. Syn
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1937
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A British detective sets off to save his abducted twin, the British foreign secretary in this programmer. ~ Sandra Brennan,...
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Richard
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1937
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Lord Duncaster,Richard
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1936
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Winding up his Hollywood film career in 1935, venerable British stage star George Arliss returned to his homeland for his...
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Sultan of Rungay
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1936
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Eminent British stage star George Arliss is a most elegant tramp in The Guv'nor. Though shabby and indigent, Arliss seems to...
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Spike
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1935
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Transatlantic Tunnel is the English-language version of the 1932 French-German speculative drama The Tunnel. Set sometime in...
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1935
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Released generally as Cardinal Richelieu, this George Arliss vehicle was based on the popular 19th-century blank-verse play...
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Cardinal Richelieu
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1935
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The Iron Duke is one of the best of the George Arliss biopics -- and one of the few that can claim near-total accuracy (with...
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Duke of Wellington
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1934
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Dying New England millionaire Cabot Barr (George Arliss) doesn't trust any of his relatives as they flock to his bedside, and...
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Cabot Barr
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1934
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George Arliss plays Nathan Rothschild, the head of a family of celebrated 19th century Jewish bankers. Despite the...
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Mayer Rothschild
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1934
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The life and times of one of France's most influential authors and philosophers receives the romantic treatment from director...
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Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
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1933
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One of George Arliss' "smaller" vehicles, The King's Vacation casts the eminent British stage star (always billed as "...
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Phillip
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1933
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In this comedy drama, a wealthy shoe magnate is bored with his life. The trouble really begins when his chief rival dies....
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John Reeves
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1933
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George Arliss is a world-renowned pianist, engaged to a young woman (Bette Davis) much younger than himself. An explosion...
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Montgomery Royale
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1932
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Veteran stage and screen star George Arliss forsakes his biographical roles for domestic comedy in A Successful Calamity....
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Henry Wilton
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1932
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Alexander Hamilton was not precisely the life story of America's first secretary of the treasury--in fact, it doesn't even...
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Screen Story, Alexander Hamilton
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1931
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George Arliss is the millionaire of the title, a retired auto tycoon who's been ordered by his doctor to rest and avoid...
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James Alden
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1931
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In this British adventure, a plane crash results in the capture of the survivors by a despotic Rajah who hates the British....
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The Rajah
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1930
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British actor George Arliss spent the bulk of his movie career in adaptations of his stage successes. Based on a play by...
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Sylvanus Heythorp
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1930
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In the early days of sound film, one of Warner Bros.' big box-office draws was the aging stage actor George Arliss and, in...
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Disraeli
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1929
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1924
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The role of American millionaire turned office clerk was quite a turnaround from playing an Indian rajah in...
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John Reeves
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1924
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Engine trouble forces an airplane to land with a trio of passengers in the mythical kingdom of Rukh. Major Crespin (Harry T....
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1923
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Esteemed stage actor George Arliss became the screen's unlikeliest star at the ripe age of 53 in 1921. But the odd-looking,...
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Montgomery Royle
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1922
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Although United Artists was primarily formed to release films from its founders -- Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas...
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James Alden
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1922
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Stage star George Arliss had been a huge success in the 1906 stage play on which this film was based. Other versions had...
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Dr. Mueller
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1921
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Photos reveal that stage and film luminary George Arliss made a perfect Benjamin Disreli -- this silent was the filmed...
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Benjamin Disraeli
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1921
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