Charles Laughton
Director, Actor
Films to Rent
- 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.
- 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.