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Disraeli (Disraeli: The Noble Ladies of Scandal) (1929)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 5
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Release Date: Oct 2, 1929 Wide

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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 Disraeli, Arliss scored his biggest box-office hit. He is at his best as the foxy British prime minister (in a role he created on-stage and re-created earlier in a 1921 silent film version of the same play). The film concerns the machinations of Disraeli in his efforts to secure the Suez Canal for England. After his liberal opponent Gladstone defeats Disraeli's attempt to

Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Alfred E. Green

In Theaters: Oct 2, 1929 Wide

Cast

George Arliss
Disraeli
Joan Bennett
Lady Clarissa Pevensey
Florence Arliss
Lady Mary Beaconsfield
Anthony Bushell
Lord Charles Deeford
David Torrence
Lord Probert
Ivan Simpson
Hugh Myers
Doris Lloyd
Mrs. Agatha Travers
Gwendolen Logan
Duchess of Glastonbury
Charles E. Evans
Potter
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew
Mr. Terle
Jack Deery
Bascot
Michael Visaroff
Count Bosrinov
Norman Cannon
Foljambe
Henry Carvill
Duke of Glastonbury
Shayle Gardner
Dr. Williams
Margaret Mann
Queen Victoria
George Atkinson
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Recreating a role that he had played on stage and in a silent film, Arliss brings class and elegance to this early talkie about the British politician in one of Warner's first biopics.

March 15, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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George Arliss vehicle is pretty stagey, but worth seeing for his title performance.

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Steve Crum

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good in its day; too stagy and hammy for today's audiences and tastes

December 20, 2007 Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

It's a delightful film that brings back nostalgia for the good old days of 1874.

August 16, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Weighed down by a terribly outdated acting style and leaden direction, but George Arliss's Oscar-winning performance makes it watchable.

February 15, 2004 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

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This classic is showing it's age, but the story is still powerful, and remains a very interesting biography. George Arliss won an Oscar for his acclaimed performance, and he is quite an actor.

August 12, 2009

James Higgins

Very stagy, theatrical. Bored me. This is an early talky, so the movie industry was still struggling with adding sound and dialog to the picture. They let go of some of their good techniques from the silent era and tripped all over themselves rediscovering how to make movies.

March 22, 2007

Byron Brubaker

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