Search Results For : charles laughton

Island of Lost Souls

Island of Lost Souls (1932)

IMDb: 7.4
1932

A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there

The Night of the Hun

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

IMDb: 8.0
1955

A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the 10,000 hed stolen in a robbery

Salome (1953)

Salome (1953)

IMDb: 5.8
1953

After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman ruled native land of Galilee, where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salomes parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias

The Suspect (1944)

The Suspect (1944)

IMDb: 7.4
1944

An unhappily married man begins a flirtation with a younger woman When his wife threatens to ruin her, he decides to take action

Rembrandt (1936)

Rembrandt (1936)

IMDb: 7.1
1936

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

The Old Dark House (

The Old Dark House (1932)

IMDb: 7.1
1932

Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate

Ruggles of Red Gap (

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

IMDb: 7.6
1935

An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life

The Canterville Ghos

The Canterville Ghost (1944)

IMDb: 6.9
1944

The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress

They Knew What They

They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

IMDb: 6.2
1940

While courting a young woman by mail, a rich farmer sends a photograph of his foreman instead of his own, which leads to complications when she accepts his marriage proposal

The Paradine Case (1

The Paradine Case (1947)

IMDb: 6.5
1947

A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending

Jamaica Inn (1939)

Jamaica Inn (1939)

IMDb: 6.4
1939

In Cornwall, 1819, a young woman discovers shes living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit

Witness for the Pros

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

IMDb: 8.4
1957

A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise

The Hunchback of Not

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

IMDb: 7.8
1939

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

IMDb: 7.7
1935

First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real life 1789 mutiny

It Started with Eve

It Started with Eve (1941)

IMDb: 7.6
1941

In order to please his dying father, a man convinces a hat check girl to impersonate his fiancee, but complications arise when the fathers health suddenly improves

Because of Him (1946

Because of Him (1946)

IMDb: 6.8
1946

A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star

This Land Is Mine (1

This Land Is Mine (1943)

IMDb: 7.5
1943

A mild mannered school teacher in a Nazi occupied town during WWII finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance

The Big Clock (1948)

The Big Clock (1948)

IMDb: 7.6
1948

A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself

White Woman (1933)

White Woman (1933)

IMDb: 6.1
1933

A nightclub singer marries the rich owner of a rubber plantation When she returns with him to his estate in Malaysia, she finds out that he is cruel, vicious and insanely jealous She and the plantations overseer develop a mutua

Hobsons Choice (1954

Hobsons Choice (1954)

IMDb: 7.7
1954

Widower Henry Hobson Charles Laughton is a successful bootmaker and a tyrannical father of three daughters who all want to leave him by getting married, but he refuses because marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements

If I Had a Million (

If I Had a Million (1932)

IMDb: 7.0
1932

A dying tycoon gives million dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory

Arch of Triumph (194

Arch of Triumph (1948)

IMDb: 6.3
1948

Illegal refugees lead dark lives in pre World War II Paris

The Strange Door (19

The Strange Door (1951)

IMDb: 6.3
1951

Noble born cad Denis Stapley has been tricked into a forced stay at the eerie manor of the Sire de Maletroit Laughton, an evil madman who cant get over the death of his beloved, twenty years after she married his brother Cavana

The Tuttles of Tahit

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)

IMDb: 6.0
1942

After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living When Jonas loses the

The Private Life of

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)

IMDb: 7.1
1933

King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon

Under Ten Flags (196

Under Ten Flags (1960)

IMDb: 6.6
1960

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