Movie Cosmos - The House of Rothschild

Description:

The story of the rise of the Rothschild financial empire founded by Mayer Rothschild and continued by his five sons. From humble beginnings the business grows and helps to finance the war against Napoleon, but it's not always easy, especially because of the prejudices against Jews.

Top Cast >

George Arliss

As Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild

Boris Karloff

As Count Ledrantz

Loretta Young

As Julie Rothschild

C. Aubrey Smith

As Duke of Wellington

Robert Young

As Capt. Fitzroy

Arthur Byron

As Baring

Helen Westley

As Gudula Rothschild

Reginald Owen

As Herries

Florence Arliss

As Hannah Rothschild

Alan Mowbray

As Prince Metternich

Holmes Herbert

As Rowerth

Paul Harvey

As Solomon Rothschild

Ivan F. Simpson

As Amschel Rothschild

Noel Madison

As Carl Rothschild

Murray Kinnell

As James Rothschild

Oscar Apfel

As Prussian Officer

Lumsden Hare

As Prince Regent

Brandon Hurst

As Stock Trader

Gilbert Emery

As The British Prime Minister

C. Montague Shaw

As Stock Trader

Harry Cording

As Man (uncredited)

Nigel De Brulier

As Official (uncredited)

Murdock MacQuarrie

As Man at Stock Exchange (uncredited)

Louis Shapiro

As Napoleon Bonaparte (uncredited)

Rosita Marstini

As Woman at Mayer Rothschild's House

Top Crew >

Alfred L. Werker

Director

Nunnally Johnson

Screenplay

George Hembert Westley

Theatre Play

Darryl F. Zanuck

Producer

J. Peverell Marley

Director of Photography

Allen McNeil

Editor

Barbara McLean

Editor

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

William Forsyth

Second Assistant Director

Maude T. Howell

Assistant Director

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

George Arliss is great in this tale of the rise of a family from humble beginnings in Eastern Europe to control of one of the largest banking fortunes the world has ever seen. With the assistance of his four brothers, and under the gentle supervision of is ageing mother, Nathan Rothschild fights bigotry and prejudice as he attempts to use his skills and wealth to create an environment of peace in a frequently war-torn Europe dealing with factions a-plenty, and the ambitions of Napoleon! It's got a strong supporting cast including Loretta Young as his independently-minded daughter ("Julia"); Boris Karloff as his nemesis "Count Ledrantz" and C. Aubrey Smith as the Duke of Wellington. The writing is robust and rousing and though the production is a little bit stilted, Alfred Werker manages to give us a bit of a sense of the integrity and decency of this family in the face of open hostility towards themselves and their race.

2022-06-13