Charles Laughton

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Old Dark House, The (1932): Dir. James Whale
Feat. Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton; Seeking refuge from an encroaching storm, six travellers pick the wrong house to take shelter in, with a spooky Boris Karloff, among other terrors in…
Sign of the Cross, The (1932): Dir. Cecil B. DeMille
Feat. Fredric March, Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton…; Pre–Code Hollywood epic from director Cecil B. DeMille, based on the Wilson Barrett play of the same name. Forms a biblical trilogy with…
Private Life of Henry VIII, The (1933): Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Charles Laughton, Robert Donat, Merle Oberon; The signature role for actor–extraordinaire Charles Laughton was this portrayal of England's notorious, much–married monarch. His…
Island of Lost Souls (1933): Dir. Erle C. Kenton
Feat. Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen…; First screen version of H.G. Wells' fascinating novel features the delightfully loony Charles Laughton as Dr. Moreau, the exiled scientist obsessed…
Mutiny On the Bounty (1935): Dir. Frank Lloyd
Feat. Charles Laughton, Clark Gable; Charles Laughton (as Capt. Bligh) and Clark Gable spar memorably in this, the classic version. Winner of the Best Picture Oscar in 1935.
Les Miserables (1935): Dir. Richard Boleslawski
Feat. Fredric March, Charles Laughton; Most faithful of the numerous film versions of Victor Hugo's novel, chronicling the lifelong harassment of reformed petty thief Ferric March by the…
Rembrandt (1936): Dir. Alexander Korda
Feat. Charles Laughton; Vignettes from the life of the great 17th century painter whose popularity sharply regressed after he painted 'The Nightwatchmen'. Charles Laughton…
St Martin's Lane (Sidewalks of London) (1938): Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Charles Laughton, Rex Harrison…; Vivien Leigh stars in this oddball comedy–drama as a talented pickpocket who forms an alliance with street performer Laughton.
Beachcomber, The (Vessel of Wrath) (1938): Dir. Erich Pommer
Feat. Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester; Drama based on the short story by Somerset Maughamet, set in a remote tropical Dutch colony, where the sister of a missionary attempts to reform a…
Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1939): Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Charles Laughton; Charles Laughton is perfectly cast in this beautifully expressionistic version of the classic.
Jamaica Inn (1939): Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara; Minor Hitchcock item about pirates and smuggling in Olde England.
Tales of Manhattan (1942): Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Charles Boyer, Rita Hayworth, Ginger Rogers…; A star–studded portmanteau of five tales of life in the Big Apple. Runs the gamut from film noir, to romantic comedy, to high melodrama.
Captain Kidd (1945): Dir. Rowland V Lee
Feat. Charles Laughton, Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton…; Charles Laughton has a great time playing the 17th century English pirate, who swindles King William III. Rollicking production is a nicely comic…
Big Clock, The (1948): Dir. John Farrow
Feat. Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester; Fine clockwork suspenser lands Ray Milland in a murder–mystery bind instigated by his manipulative media baron boss (Laughton). Texbook noir…
Man on the Eiffel Tower, The (1949): Dir. Burgess Meredith
Feat. Charles Laughton, Franchot Tone, Burgess Meredith…; Solid early outing for Inspector Maigret has Laughton in the iconic role pursuing a murderer against some splendid Parisian locales.
Strange Door, The (1951): Dir. Joseph Pevney
Feat. Charles Laughton, Boris Karloff, Sally Forrest; Thriller based on the short story "The Sire de Maletroit's Door" by Robert Louis Stevenson, with Charles Laughton playing a sadistic man who…
Hobson's Choice (1953): Dir. David Lean
Feat. Charles Laughton; Hard to take one's eyes off the maniacal acting of Charles Laughton in this Dickensian comic–drama, as a vulgar cobbler whose rebellious eldest…
Salome (1953): Dir. William Dieterle
Feat. Rita Hayworth, Stewart Granger, Charles Laughton…; Biblical epic loaded with Hollywood opulence and famed for its erotic dance sequence by Rita Hayworth. The star plays Jewish Princess Salome who…
Night of the Hunter, The (1955): Dir. Charles Laughton
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish; A disturbing yet poetic masterpiece in which Robert Mitchum is mighty mean as a psychopathic preacher pursuing two runaways across the American…
Witness for the Prosecution (1957): Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton…; Tense courtroom thriller, with Tyrone Power in the dock, defended by Charles Laughton, and consoled by wife Marlene Dietrich. Agatha Christie's story…
Spartacus (1960): Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton…; First–rate epic details the revolt of the ancient Roman slaves as led by Kirk Douglas in the title role. Production spares little expense but…
Advise and Consent (1962): Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray…; Political thriller–fable set in the corridors and committee rooms of Washington DC, where the fundamentally decent Senator, Henry Fonda, learns…

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