The House of Rothschild
Drama
History
Romance
He Broke the Sword of Napoleon with a Stroke of His Pen
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.
1934-04-07
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Cast
Director
Alfred L. Werker
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)
Rosita Marstini as Woman at Mayer Rothschild's House