Alexander Hamilton (film)

Alexander Hamilton

Directed by	John G. Adolfi
Written by	George Arliss Mary Hamlin Julien Josephson Maude T. Howell
Starring	George Arliss Doris Kenyon Dudley Digges June Collyer
Music by	David Mendoza
Cinematography	James Van Trees
Edited by	Owen Marks
Production company	Warner Bros.
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release dates	September 12, 1931 (1931-09-12)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English French

Alexander Hamilton is a 1931 American Pre-Code biographical film about Alexander Hamilton, produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and based on a play by George Arliss and Mary Hamlin. It was directed by John G. Adolfi and stars Arliss in the title role. It follows the attempts of Hamilton to establish a new financial structure for the United States following the Critical Period and the establishment of a new Constitution in 1787.

Production

For the roles of Jefferson and Monroe, Arliss cast two character actors who had built reputations for playing villainous parts.^[1]

Cast

George Arliss - Alexander Hamilton
Doris Kenyon - Mrs. Betsy Hamilton
Dudley Digges - Senator Timothy Roberts
June Collyer - Mrs. Maria Reynolds
Montagu Love - Thomas Jefferson
Ralf Harolde - James Reynolds
Lionel Belmore - General Philip Schuyler
Alan Mowbray - George Washington
John T. Murray - Count Talleyrand
Morgan Wallace - James Monroe

References

↑ Fells, p. 106

External links

Alexander Hamilton at the Internet Movie Database
Alexander Hamilton at the TCM Movie Database

Bibliography

Robert M. Fells, George Arliss: The Man Who Played God (Scarecrow Press, 2004)

Alexander Hamilton

Senior Officer of the United States Army, 1799-1800 1st Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-1795 Delegate, Congress of the Confederation, 1782-1783, 1788-1789

United States Founding events	A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress (1774) The Farmer Refuted (1775) Delegate, 1786 Annapolis Convention Delegate, 1787 Constitutional Convention Initiated, main author, The Federalist Papers written by Hamilton Founding Father

Secretary of the Treasury	First Bank of the United States Revenue Marine (United States Coast Guard) United States Customs Service Hamiltonian economic program Residence Act Compromise of 1790 "First Report on the Public Credit", 1790 Funding Act of 1790 "Operations of the Act Laying Duties on Imports", 1790 "Second Report on Public Credit", a.k.a. "Report on a National Bank", 1790 "Report On Manufactures", 1791 Tariff of 1790 Tariff of 1792 Coinage Act of 1792 United States Mint Whiskey Rebellion Jay Treaty

Military career	New York Provincial Company of Artillery In the Revolutionary War Battles: Harlem Heights White Plains Trenton General Washington's Aide-de-Camp Princeton Brandywine Germantown Monmouth Siege of Yorktown Major General , Quasi-War preparation

Other events	Founder, Federalist Party Federalist Era Founder, Bank of New York Bank of North America Advisor, George Washington's Farewell Address President-General, Society of the Cincinnati Founder, New-York Evening Post Hamilton–Reynolds sex scandal Rutgers v. Waddington

Life	Early life Liberty Hall Hamilton Grange Home and National Memorial Hamilton-Oneida Academy Burr-Hamilton Duel Trinity Church Cemetery

Legacy and popular culture	Alexander Hamilton statue, Washington D.C. Alexander Hamilton statue, Central Park, New York City model United States ten-dollar bill Postage stamps Alexander Hamilton (1931 film) Liberty! (1997 documentary series) Liberty's Kids (2002 animated series) John Adams (2008 miniseries) Hamilton (2015 musical) Hamilton Hall, Salem, Massachusetts Hamilton Hall, Columbia University Fort Hamilton Alexander Hamilton High School Alexander Hamilton Bridge Hamilton Heights, Manhattan

Related	Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment American Philosophical Society New York Manumission Society African Free School "American System" economic plan American School American Revolution patriots

Family	Elizabeth Schuyler (wife) Alexander Hamilton, Jr. (son) James Alexander Hamilton (son) John Church Hamilton (son) William S. Hamilton (son) Schuyler Hamilton (grandson)

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