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Disraeli (1929)

90 mins

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DRAMA

HISTORICAL

Prime Minister of Great Britain Benjamin Disraeli outwits the subterfuge of the Russians and chicanery at home in order to secure the purchase of the Suez Canal.

name	character
Florence Arliss	Lady Mary Beaconsfield
George Arliss	Benjamin Disraeli
Cosmo Kyrle Bellew	Mr. Terle, Disraeli's Downing Street Butler
Joan Bennett	Lady Clarissa Pevensey
Anthony Bushell	Lord Charles Deeford
Charles E. Evans	Mr. Potter, Disraeli's Gardener
Doris Lloyd	Mrs. Agatha Travers
Gwendolyn Logan	Duchess of Glastonbury
Margaret Mann	Queen Victoria
Ivan F. Simpson	Sir Hugh Myers
David Torrence	Lord Michael Probert
Michael Visaroff	Count Borsinov

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Alfred E. Green	director
Julien Josephson	writer (original)
David Mendoza	composer

award	category	name	year
Academy Award	Best Actor in a Leading Role	George Arliss	1930

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