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A Special Tribute for the Fourth Of July – Alexander Hamilton (1931)
The best playwrights in the United States offered new works to George Arliss after his five-year run in DISRAELI. After a few false starts, Mr. A settled on a fledgling effort written by a housewife in...
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The Arliss Stock Company – Part One
One of the wonders of the old studio system was its roster of veteran actors and actresses who were under long-term contract and appeared together in numerous films over several years. While George...
View ArticleArliss Alert! VOLTAIRE (1933) to air on TCM (US) on July 12 at 4:45 PM EDT
For US viewers, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will air Mr. A’s hit biopic VOLTAIRE on Thursday, July 12, as part of the channel’s celebration leading up to Bastille Day on the 14th. This terrific film...
View ArticleTHE RULING PASSION – A Review of Mr. A’s 1922 Silent Film Comedy
Typically listed as a “lost” film, Mr. A’s 1922 silent film comedy, THE RULING PASSION, may exist after all. Hope is kindled by news that one or more foreign film archives may own a print. These...
View ArticleArliss Alert! VOLTAIRE on TCM Thursday, March 11 at 6AM EST
Our favorite among all the Arliss “biopics,” VOLTAIRE is an intriguing and clever film dealing with an episode in the life of the famous philosopher, author and wit, and lady’s man. Warner Bros....
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