Charles Laughton

Widower Henry Hobson is a successful bootmaker and a tyrannical father of three daughters who all want to leave him by getting married.

Charles Laughton is stuffy British butler Marmaduke Ruggles, who finds his life takes a hilarious turn for the better when he is traded to a rowdy American and taken to the Wild West.

When Nazi troops seize his town, timid schoolmaster Albert Lory (Charles Laughton) submits to his new masters, although he cannot help but be inspired by the defiance of many of his fellow citizens. Then Albert is hauled before a tribunal, falsely accused of murder. Standing alone against the power of the Third Reich, this seemingly weak man then reveals an invincible soul. Three of cinema's most acclaimed talents – Laughton, director Jean Renoir (Grand Illusion) and screenwriter Dudley Nichols (Stagecoach) – unite for this moving portrait of the heroism of everyday men and women. The stellar cast includes Maureen O'Hara (Laughton's protégée and his The Hunchback of Notre Dame co-star) as the colleague he secretly loves, George Sanders as a covert collaborator, and Walter Slezak as a wily Nazi officer who holds Albert's fate in his hands.

The complex and controversial British monarch marries five more times after breaking with the church to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon

Three hundred years ago, when Sir Simon's cowardice brought shame to theCantervilles, he was cursed to haunt the family manor as The CantervilleGhost.England, World War II. It's been three centuries, and Sir Simon (CharlesLaughton) can't even scare eight-year-old Lady Jessica (MargaretO'Brien), the current lady of the manor. Only an honest act of selflesscourage by a Canterville descendent can ...

A best picture Oscar went to this first screen version of the HMS Bounty crew's rebellion against the cruel Captain Bligh, lead by the noble mutineer Fletcher Christian.

St. Martin's Lane, London, the place where street singers perform. Vivien Leigh plays a poor street urchin who is taken under the wing of busker Charles Laughton.

Shipwrecked sailor Edward Parker is stranded on a tropical island inhabited by Dr. Moreau, a scientist who conducts brutal experiments to transform animals into partial humans. Parker's attempt to escape the island is thwarted by Dr. Moreau's cadre of beasts and by the scientist's desire to use the sailor in one of his experiments.

Considered by many as the greatest adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic novel about the deformed bell ringer of Notre Dame who rescues beautiful gypsy woman and falls in love with her.

Mientras escolta un barco del tesoro con una tripulación de piratas perdonados, un hombre se enfrenta a la traición y a aquellos a quienes traicionó.

Based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier, a young woman discovers her uncle heads a gang of ship-wreckers and murderers under the secret patronage of the local squire.

A womanizing, boozy beach bum in a Dutch island colony in the Pacific clashes with the sister of a pious missionary who’s struggling to reform him.

The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal as his wife dies.

A slick mystery thriller from the 1940s about a Paris police inspector tracking a serial killer before chasing him up the Eiffel Towel’s structure.

Oscar®-winning Best Actor Ray Milland, stars in The Big Clock, a smart and stylish film noir thriller about an innocent man wrongfully accused of murder. A hotshot crime magazine editor George Stroud (Milland), inadvertently becomes the subject of a murder investigation after spending an evening with his boss' (Charles Laughton) mistress. She ends up dead and he is being framed by the actual killer. Meanwhile, at the publishing office, Stroud's competent staff scurries for clues while he finds himself in a race against the clock to prove his innocence. It seems the prime suspect they are seeking matches an all-too-familiar description…his own! Known for its intriguing film noir cinematography and featuring beautiful costumes by Edith Head, this is one suspense classic you won't want to miss.

An “old Noah’s Ark,” scoffs Lt. Masterman, a Harvard-schooled Bostonian ensconced in a cushy desk job. Care to guess who will be volunteered to be the aged ship’s executive officer?

German raider, using various disguises, forces british ship to surrender. Story told from German point of view.

Salome tries to save John the Baptist from losing his head to the sword of King Herod, reversing the story that she was responsible for his death.

A courtroom drama about a young man on trial for a wealthy widow's murder after he suspiciously profits from her will.

Stranded travelers stumble upon a strange old house, and find themselves at the mercy of a highly eccentric and potentially dangerous family. This atmospheric thriller features an unforgettable post-Frankenstein horror role for Boris Karloff, as the hulking, disfigured butler Morgan. Also starring in early-career roles are Melvin Douglas, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey and Gloria Stuart.