Ryan O'Neal to star in a movie for Stanley Kubrick, "Barry Lyndon". While that film was in pre production, O'Neal played a jewel thief in "The Thief Who Came to Dinner" (1972) opposite Jacqueline Bisset and Warren Oates. Then he was reunited with Bogdanovich for "Paper Moon" (1973) in which he starred opposite his daughter Tatum O'Neal. Tatum won an Oscar for her performance in a very popular movie and in 1973, Ryan O'Neal was voted by exhibitors as the second most popular star in the country, behind Clint Eastwood. O'Neal spent over a year making "Barry Lyndon" (1975) for Kubrick. The
The Man Who Played God (1932 film) something that my imagination had failed to conceive ... I am not surprised that Bette Davis is now the most important star on the screen." Musical pieces heard in the film include "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin, "Moonlight Sonata" by Ludwig van Beethoven, and "Onward, Christian Soldiers" by Arthur Sullivan. "The Man Who Played God" was initially intended as a roadshow release for 1932. Warners reportedly changed tactics when the film received positive feedback from the so-called Hays organization; the studio decided it would be a timely example that motion pictures could be wholesome entertainment. Accordingly, after opening in brief special