Charles Laughton
Director, Actor
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…
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…
Hunchback of Notre Dame (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
- Minor Hitchcock item about pirates and smuggling in Olde England.
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…