Claude Rains
Actor
- Invisible Man, The (1933)
- Dir. James Whale
Feat. Claude Rains
- Engrossing fantasy about a scientist who becomes invisible, thus leaving ego unchecked to gain advantage and wreak havoc. A memorable,…
- Prince and the Pauper (1937)
- Dir. William Keighley
Feat. Errol Flynn, Claude Rains
- Fine adaptation of Mark Twain's immortal tale of two disparate young look–alikes who trade places.
- Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
Feat. Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Olivia de Havilland…
- The remakes look stodgy next to this stirring and vibrant original which basks in breakthrough technicolour and the definitive presence of Errol…
- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
- Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Claude Rains
- Memorable romantic fantasy in which a none–too–bright boxer is killed in a plane crash before arch–angel Claude Rains sends him…
- Wolf Man, The (Wolfman) (1941)
- Dir. George Waggner
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Claude Rains
- Universal horror classic has Lon Chaney Jnr. bitten by werewolf Bela Lugosi among the foggy glades of Alpine–set English villages.
- Now, Voyager (1942)
- Dir. Irving Rapper
Feat. Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Paul Henreid
- Compelling story of unrequited passion with Bette Davis radiant as the repressed spinster turned elegant socialite who falls in love with a married…
- Kings Row (1942)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Robert Cummings, Ronald Reagan, Ann Sheridan…
- Celebrated and infamous melodrama of the titular smalltown, a seemingly placid American community, around which insanity, poverty and sadism hover…
- Phantom of the Opera (1943)
- Dir. Arthur Lubin
Feat. Claude Rains, Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster
- Technicolour version of the old tale with Claude Rains warbling it up behind the mask. The emphasis here is more on singing than chills, it could be…
- Passage to Marseille (1944)
- Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre
- Distinguished by the use of flashbacks within flashbacks, this WW2 propaganda piece re–unites the director with CASABLANCA alumnae.
- Mr. Skeffington (1944)
- Dir. Vincent Sherman
Feat. Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel
- Unrepentant weepie of epic length with Bette Davis as a NYC 'society girl' who snags a devoted and rich Jewish husband (Rains). But after a tangle…
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
- Dir. Gabriel Pascal
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Stewart Granger, Claude Rains…
- The oft–told tale of the First Roman Emperor and the Queen of Egpyt, here adapted from George Bernard Shaw's play. Stagey filming is offset by…
- Where Danger Lives (w/ Tension) (1949-1950)
- Dir. John Farrow, John Berry
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains…
- Tautly directed crime of passion, with secret lovers Mitchum and Domergue making a beeline for the Mexican border after killing her millionaire…
- Passionate Friends, The (1949)
- Dir. David Lean
Feat. Ann Todd, Trevor Howard, Claude Rains
- A wistful Ann Todd divides her loyalty between a secure, older husband (Rains) and a free–spirited toff (Howard) in this rich, unrequited…
- Man Who Watched Trains Go By, The (1953)
- Dir. Harold French
Feat. Claude Rains
- Dutch office clerk Claude Rains hurtles on the Paris Express when he stumbles across stolen loot and his boss winds up dead. Based on the Georges…
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) (1955-1962)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock, various
Feat. Vera Miles, Ralph Meeker, John Forsythe…
- Pre–dating THE TWILIGHT ZONE by some years, the Master of Suspense created this iconic television series featuring self–contained tales…
- Lost World, The (1960)
- Dir. Irwin Allen
Feat. Michael Rennie, Jill St. John, David Hedison…
- Fantasy adventure based loosely on the Arthur Conan Doyle novel in which an expedition of scientists and adventurers explore a remote plateau in the…
- Greatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)
- Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Robert Loggia…
- Not the greatest movie ever made, however one might get a kick out of spotting all the famous faces in this reverant, picturesque epic about the life…