Claude Rains
Actor
Films to Rent on DVD
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…