The House of Rothschild (1934)
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100% of critics liked it
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67% of users liked it
(118 ratings)
George Arliss plays Nathan Rothschild, the head of a family of celebrated 19th century Jewish bankers. Despite the anti-semitic efforts of a powerful politico (Boris Karloff), Rothschild moves in the best European social circles. He is ultimately knighted for his services to the English crown, which… More George Arliss plays Nathan Rothschild, the head of a family of celebrated 19th century Jewish bankers. Despite the anti-semitic efforts of a powerful politico (Boris Karloff), Rothschild moves in the best European social circles. He is ultimately knighted for his services to the English crown, which include the financing of the Duke of Wellington's battle against Napoleon at Waterloo. This being a Hollywood picture, the political and financial intrigues have to be offset by romance--in this case the love affair between Rothschild's daughter (Loretta Young) and a handsome military officer (Robert Young). The final scene was photographed in the newly perfected three-strip Technicolor process, though for many years the TV distributors either removed this sequence or reprinted it in black and white. Designed in part as an attack against the burgeoning anti-semitism movement in Hitler's Germany, House of Rothschild was ironically exploited by Nazi functionary Joseph Goebbels, who redubbed and re-edited the film to serve as anti-Jewish propaganda! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alfred L. Werker
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 2000 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Variety Staff, Variety
A fine picture on all counts in the acting, writing, and directing.
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Mordaunt Hall, New York Times
Not only does Mr. Arliss's work here excel that which he has done in any other picture, but most of the other rôles are acted expertly.
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Tom Milne, Time Out
A lavish Selznick biopic.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
An outstanding historical account of the Rothschild financial dynasty during the Napoleonic wars.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Zanuck's lavish production (finale is in three-strip Technicolor) of the Jewish financial empire is largely fictionalized but is more enjoyable due to the good cast of actors, including George Arliss in two roles.
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Cast
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George Arliss
as Mayer Rothschild
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Boris Karloff
as Count Ledrantz
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Loretta Young
as Julie Rothschild
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Robert Young
as Captain Fitzroy
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C. Aubrey Smith
as Duke of Wellington
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Reginald Owen
as Herries
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Helen Westley
as Gudula Rothschild
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Florence Arliss
as Hannah Rothschild
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Alan Mowbray
as Metternich
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Holmes Herbert
as Rowerth
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Paul Harvey
as Solomon Rothschild
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Ivan Simpson
as Amschel Rothschild
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Noel Madison
as Carl Rothschild
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Murray Kinnell
as James Rothschild
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Georges Renavent
as Talleyrand
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Oscar Apfel
as Prussian Officer
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Lumsden Hare
as Prince Regent
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Arthur Bryon
as Baring
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A.S. Byron
as Baring
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Gilbert Emery
as Prime Minister
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Ethel Griffies
as Woman Guest in Hall
- Cullen Johnson
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Lee Kohlmar
as Doctor
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Wilfred Lucas
as Page
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Leo McCabe
as Secretary
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Leonard Mudie
as Tax Collector in Prussia
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Reginald Sheffield
as Stock Trader
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Charles E. Evans
as Nesserolde
- Ted Offenbecker
- Gerald Pierce
