Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton is a 1931 American pre-Code biographical film about Alexander Hamilton, produced and distributed by Warner Bros. and based on the 1917 play Hamilton 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 Confederation Period and the establishment of a new Constitution in 1787. It is preserved at the Library of Congress. Synopsis The story depicts the efforts of Hamilton (George Arliss) to pass the Assumption Bill, which required the federal government to assume the debts incurred by the 13 rebel colonies during the American Revolutionary War and his agreement to a compromise passage of the Residence Bill, which established the national capital. Cast George Arliss as Alexander Hamilton Doris Kenyon as Mrs. Betsey Hamilton Dudley Digges as Senator Timothy Roberts June Collyer as Mrs. Maria Reynolds Montagu Love as Thomas Jefferson Ralf Harolde as James Reynolds Lionel Belmore as General Philip Schuyler Alan Mowbray as George Washington John T. Murray as Count Talleyrand Morgan Wallace as James Monroe John Larkin as Zekial Charles Middleton as Townsman (uncredited)