The Man Who Played God 1932

While giving a private performance for a visiting monarch, concert pianist Montgomery Royale is deafened when a bomb is detonated in an attempt to assassinate the foreign ruler. With his career over as a result of his injury, Royale returns to New York City with his sister Florence, close friend Mildred Miller, and considerably younger fiancée Grace Blair. After abandoning thoughts of suicide, Montgomery discovers he can lip read, and he spends his days observing people in Central Park from his apartment window. As he learns of people's problems, he tries to help them anonymously. He becomes absorbed in his game of "playing God" but his actions are without sincerity.

Cast:

George Arliss
Montgomery Royle 

Violet Heming
Mildred Miller 

Bette Davis
Grace Blair 

André Luguet
The King 

Louise Closser Hale
Florence Royle 

Donald Cook
Harold Van Adam