Alexander Hamilton (film)
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| Directed by | John G. Adolfi |
| Written by | George Arliss Mary Hamlin Julien Josephson Maude T. Howell |
| Starring | George Arliss Doris Kenyon Dudley Digges June Collyer |
| Music by | David Mendoza |
| Cinematography | James Van Trees |
| Edited by | Owen Marks |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English French |
Alexander Hamilton is a 1931 American Pre-Code biographical film about Alexander Hamilton, produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and based on a play by George Arliss and Mary Hamlin. It was directed by John G. Adolfi and stars Arliss in the title role. It follows the attempts of Hamilton to establish a new financial structure for the United States following the Critical Period and the establishment of a new Constitution in 1787.
Production
For the roles of Jefferson and Monroe, Arliss cast two character actors who had built reputations for playing villainous parts.[1]
Cast
- George Arliss - Alexander Hamilton
- Doris Kenyon - Mrs. Betsy Hamilton
- Dudley Digges - Senator Timothy Roberts
- June Collyer - Mrs. Maria Reynolds
- Montagu Love - Thomas Jefferson
- Ralf Harolde - James Reynolds
- Lionel Belmore - General Philip Schuyler
- Alan Mowbray - George Washington
- John T. Murray - Count Talleyrand
- Morgan Wallace - James Monroe
References
- ↑ Fells, p. 106
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Alexander Hamilton at IMDb
- Alexander Hamilton at the TCM Movie Database
Bibliography
- Robert M. Fells, George Arliss: The Man Who Played God (Scarecrow Press, 2004)
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- 1931 films
- 1930s historical films
- American biographical films
- American films
- American historical films
- Films set in the 1780s
- Films directed by John G. Adolfi
- Films set in the United States
- Films set in France
- Warner Bros. films
- Films made before the MPAA Production Code
- Films based on plays
- American black-and-white films
- Biographical film stubs
