The House of Rothschild

He Broke the Sword of Napoleon with a Stroke of His Pen

88 mins
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.

George Arliss

Mayer Rothschild / Nathan Rothschild

Boris Karloff

Count Ledrantz

Loretta Young

Julie Rothschild

C. Aubrey Smith

Duke of Wellington

Robert Young

Capt. Fitzroy

Helen Westley

Gudula Rothschild

Florence Arliss

Hannah Rothschild

Alan Mowbray

Prince Metternich

Paul Harvey

Solomon Rothschild

Ivan F. Simpson

Amschel Rothschild

Noel Madison

Carl Rothschild

Murray Kinnell

James Rothschild

Oscar Apfel

Prussian Officer

Lumsden Hare

Prince Regent

Brandon Hurst

Stock Trader

Gilbert Emery

The British Prime Minister

C. Montague Shaw

Stock Trader

Harry Cording

Man (uncredited)

Nigel De Brulier

Official (uncredited)

Murdock MacQuarrie

Man at Stock Exchange (uncredited)

Louis Shapiro

Napoleon Bonaparte (uncredited)

J. Peverell Marley

Director of Photography

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

William Forsyth

Second Assistant Director

Maude T. Howell

Assistant Director

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