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The House of Rothschild Overview:

The House of Rothschild (1934) was a Black-and-white - Drama Film directed by Alfred L. Werker and Sidney Lanfield (uncredited) and produced by Raymond Griffith, Darryl F. Zanuck and William Goetz.

Academy Awards 1934 --- Ceremony Number 7 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Picture20th CenturyNominated
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The House of Rothschild

By Alyson on Jul 17, 2010 From The Best Picture Project

Our story begins in Prussia, in the late 1700s, where Jews are confined to a ghetto and taxed heavily.  Living there is a banker with wife and five sons, the Rothschild family.  We see the oppression they’re under, having to hide their good things to look more poor than they are, just so the tax... Read full article

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The House of Rothschild Facts
David Torrence was at one time cast as the Prime Minister, but did not appear in the film.
Director Alfred L. Werker was briefly taken ill and Sidney Lanfield filled in as director for a few days.
Darryl F. Zanuck's sheepdog is seen in the film.
The brief closing scene was shot in the three-strip Technicolor process.
George Hembert Westley's play was unpublished, but copyrighted 11 May 1932.
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