Disraeli

…immediately made an impact with Disraeli (1929), Old English (1930), and The Green Goddess (1930), three showcases for stage veteran George Arliss, who won a best actor Academy Award for Disraeli. Smart Money (1931) was a taut crime yarn starring Edward G. Robinson, with James Cagney and

…in the film version of Disraeli. Arliss wrote several plays and two autobiographical works: Up the Years from Bloomsbury (1927) and My Ten Years in the Studios (1940).