The House of Rothschild (1934)
He Broke the Sword of Napoleon with a Stroke of His Pen
88 min
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.
- Release date
- April 7, 1934
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Alfred Newman
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Cast
- George Arliss as Mayer 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)
- Rosita Marstini as Woman at Mayer Rothschild's House
- George Arliss as Nathan Rothschild
Crew
- Alfred L. Werker · Director
- Nunnally Johnson · Writer
- George Hembert Westley · Writer
- Alfred Newman · Composer
- J. Peverell Marley · Cinematographer
- Barbara McLean · Editor
- Allen McNeil · Editor