List of the best Charles Laughton movies: The Night of the Hunter(1955), The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939), Hobson's Choice(1954), Mutiny on the Bounty(1935), Ruggles of Red Gap(1935), This Land Is Mine(1943), Island of Lost Souls(1933), The Private Life of Henry VIII(1933), Rembrandt(1936), Payment Deferred(1932), The Canterville Ghost(1944), The Suspect(1944) ... ...
8.0/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1955
92 Minutes
Director
Robert Mitchum Shelley Winters Lillian Gish Evelyn Varden Peter Graves James Gleason Billy Chapin Sally Jane Bruce
boy girl preacher wife murderer chilling brooding creepy dark suspenseful small town west virginia river murder child abuse deception greed escape pursuit discovery
A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid the $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1939
116 Minutes
Quasimodo
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara Cedric Hardwicke Thomas Mitchell Edmond O'Brien Alan Marshal Walter Hampden Harry Davenport Katharine Alexander George Zucco Fritz Leiber
gypsy bishop beautiful woman monster hunchback deacon suspenseful passionate heartwarming touching paris church courtroom notre dame cathedral cathedral jail love corruption rescue framed
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.
7.7/10
Comedy
UK
1954
107 Minutes
Charles Laughton John Mills Brenda De Banzie Daphne Anderson Prunella Scales Richard Wattis
daughter shoemaker widower cheeky hysterical quirky england pub shop family marriage competition father/daughter relationship rivalry escape love victorian era
Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) is a successful bootmaker, a widower and a tyrannical father of three daughters. The girls each want to leave their father by getting married, but Henry refuses because marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements.
7.7/10
Adventure
USA
1935
132 Minutes
Bligh
Charles Laughton Clark Gable Franchot Tone Herbert Mundin Eddie Quillan Dudley Digges Donald Crisp Movita Henry Stephenson Spring Byington
fletcher christian sailor native capt. william bligh captain tense engaging spirited hms bounty england tahiti pitcairn island sailors mutiny tyrants rebellion adventure revenge escape 1780s
First mate Fletcher Christian leads a revolt against his sadistic commander, Captain Bligh, in this classic seafaring adventure, based on the real-life 1788 mutiny.
7.6/10
Comedy
USA
1935
92 Minutes
Charles Laughton Mary Boland Charles Ruggles ZaSu Pitts Roland Young Leila Hyams Maude Eburne Lucien Littlefield Leota Lorraine James Burke Dell Henderson
valet earl rancher wife neighbor amusing paris washington state boomtown family home club saloon class distinctions mistaken identity wealth social standing immigration transformation adventure 1910s
An English valet brought to the American west assimilates into the American way of life.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1943
103 Minutes
Albert Lory
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara George Sanders Walter Slezak Kent Smith Una O'Connor Philip Merivale Thurston Hall George Coulouris Nancy Gates Ivan F. Simpson
schoolmaster mother beautiful woman resistance fighter nazi inspiring touching solemn prison europe school nazi occupation collaboration courage false accusations transformation temptation sacrifice 1940s
A mild-mannered school-teacher in a Nazi-occupied town during W.W.II finds himself being torn between collaboration and resistance.
7.4/10
Horror
USA
1933
70 Minutes
Dr. Moreau
Charles Laughton Bela Lugosi Richard Arlen Leila Hyams Kathleen Burke Arthur Hohl Stanley Fields Paul Hurst Hans Steinke Tetsu Komai George Irving
shipwreck survivor dr. moreau creature mutant fiancé eerie creepy campy island laboratory house of pain freighter genetic experiments genetic abnormalities strange happenings dictatorship science gone awry discovery mystery 1930s
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.
7.1/10
Drama, History
USA
1933
92 Minutes
Henry VIII
Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Binnie Barnes Robert Donat Merle Oberon Miles Mander Wendy Barrie John Loder
anne boleyn wife queen king cheeky melodramatic emotional england royal court castle king henry viii marriage royalty death infidelity forbidden love love 16th century
Lederer is a Hessian soldier who defects to the Americans during the Revolutionary War.He falls in love with a Yankee girl, but a thuggish local militiaman jealously makes things hard for him while he's a prisoner of war.
7.1/10
Biography
UK
1936
86 Minutes
Rembrandt van Rijn
Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester Gertrude Lawrence Edward Chapman Roger Livesey Raymond Huntley John Clements Marius Goring Abraham Sofaer
housekeeper maid beggar rembrant van rijn charming engaging tender holland amsterdam art historical events scandal painting commercialism discovery pursuit love 17th century
The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1932
81 Minutes
William Marble
clerk nephew wife daughter mistress tense brooding suspenseful london family home murder debt guilt adultery blackmail transformation fall 1920s
A man poisons his nephew out of desperation for money.
6.9/10
Comedy
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Charles Laughton Robert Young Margaret O'Brien William Gargan Reginald Owen Rags Ragland Una O'Connor Donald Stuart Elisabeth Risdon Frank Faylen
ghost soldier young girl father amusing winsome lighthearted playful england castle bravery cowardice family honor curse haunted houses quest rescue 1940s
The descendent of a ghost imprisoned for cowardice hopes to free the spirit by displaying courage when under duress.
6.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
85 Minutes
Philip
Charles Laughton Ella Raines Dean Harens Stanley Ridges Henry Daniell Rosalind Ivan Molly Lamont Raymond Severn Eve Amber Maude Eburne Clifford Brooke
shopkeeper husband wife murderer detective blackmailer melodramatic suspenseful uneasy london shop murder blackmail paranoia forbidden love fall underdog mystery pursuit 1900s
Bachelor Harry Quincey, head designer in a small-town cloth factory, lives with his selfish sisters, glamorous hypochondriac Lettie and querulous widow Hester. His developing relationship ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Adventure, Drama, History
USA
1945
89 Minutes
Capt. William Kidd
Charles Laughton Randolph Scott Barbara Britton Reginald Owen John Carradine Gilbert Roland John Qualen Sheldon Leonard Abner Biberman William Farnum Ray Teal
pirate henchman admiral king son love interest spirited brutal madagascar coast ship cave london sea ambition greed capt. kidd betrayal execution swordplay
The unhistorical adventures of pirate Captain Kidd revolve around treasure and treachery.
6.4/10
Adventure
UK
1939
99 Minutes
Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara Leslie Banks Emlyn Williams Robert Newton Wylie Watson Marie Ney Morland Graham Stephen Haggard Mervyn Johns
young woman gentleman aunt uncle peddler lawyer dark bleak tense cornwall, england road inn ship coast pirates family impersonation kidnapping dark secrets police work
In Cornwall, 1819, a young woman discovers she's living near a gang of criminals who arrange shipwrecks for profit.
6.1/10
Adventure
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Horace H. Prin
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 ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1943
103 Minutes
Jocko Wilson
Charles Laughton Binnie Barnes Richard Carlson Donna Reed Christopher Severn Clyde Cook Stephen McNally Arthur Shields Evelyn Falke Hobart Cavanaugh Andre Charlot
soldier boxer sister hotel owner singer best friend melodramatic tense belgium england australia hotel household adoption forbidden love boxing family world war ii gambling transformation
A crusty old Sergeant of the Queen's Australian army in World War I befriends a small orphaned boy and his tiny sister on the night he is to go back to Australia. The Sergeant emotionally ... See full summary »
6.0/10
Comedy
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Jonas
Charles Laughton Jon Hall Peggy Drake
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 ... See full summary »
5.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
France|USA
1949
82 Minutes
Inspector Jules Maigret
Charles Laughton Franchot Tone Burgess Meredith Robert Hutton Jean Wallace Patricia Roc Wilfrid Hyde-White Belita
inspector student niece suspect suspenseful confident engaging gripping paris police station eiffel tower detective murder contract killing framed for murder pursuit mystery 1920s
French police inspector Maigret investigates the murder of a rich Paris widow and ends up chasing the killer up the Eiffel Tower's girders.
Comedy
1938
84 Minutes
Charles Staggers
Charles Laughton Vivien Leigh Rex Harrison Tyrone Guthrie Larry Adler Gus McNaughton Bart Cormack Edward Lexy Mairie O'Neill Basil Gill
street performer orphan songwriter partner dancer cheeky emotional intense london street party theater stage fame ambition drinking prison career singing rise
A street performer (Charles Laughton) develops a poor girl's (Vivien Leigh) talent, and a songwriter (Rex Harrison) boosts her to music-hall fame.
7.7/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
95 Minutes
Ray Milland Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan George Macready Rita Johnson Elsa Lanchester Harold Vermilyea Dan Tobin Harry Morgan Richard Webb Tad Van Brunt
editor boss wife mistress henchman reporter spirited gripping cheeky new york city apartment bar office elevator antique shop disillusionment corporate culture journalism honeymoon cover-up
A magazine tycoon commits a murder and pins it on an innocent man, who then tries to solve the murder himself.
7.7/10
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1962
140 Minutes
Henry Fonda Charles Laughton Don Murray Walter Pidgeon Peter Lawford Gene Tierney Franchot Tone Lew Ayres Burgess Meredith Paul Ford George Grizzard
politician senator president fiery tense washington, d.c. politics political intrigue ambition competition discovery rivalry 1960s
Senate investigation into the President's newly nominated Secretary of State, gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
6.2/10
Drama
USA
1940
96 Minutes
immigrant foreman waitress emotional melodramatic village san fernando valley house infidelity love triangle underdog rivalry love 1930s
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.
War
1942
109 Minutes
Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas
Robert Taylor Charles Laughton Brian Donlevy Walter Brennan Marilyn Maxwell Henry O'Neill Marta Linden Chill Wills Douglas Dumbrille Richard Quine William Tannen
naval officer playboy veteran lieutenant commander rear admiral rousing gripping witty patriotic battleship pacific ocean world war ii duty class distinctions teamwork patriotism naval warfare rivalry adventure sacrifice
An Ivy League reservist (Robert Taylor) and a bootstrap veteran (Brian Donlevy) save the convoy of an admiral (Charles Laughton) during World War II.
8.4/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Tyrone Power Marlene Dietrich Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester John Williams Henry Daniell Ian Wolfe Una O'Connor Torin Thatcher Francis Compton Norma Varden
lawyer wife defendant prosecutor nurse witness gripping crafty courtroom trial love triangle love-hate relationship betrayal murder investigation mystery rivalry love temptation 1950s
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1952
117 Minutes
Soapy
Henry King Henry Hathaway Fred Allen Anne Baxter Charles Laughton Jeanne Crain Farley Granger Oscar Levant Jean Peters
kidnapper criminal abductee husband wife dying person charming amusing united states kidnapping ransom illness christmas husband/wife relationship adventure discovery 1950s
John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.
7.1/10
Comedy, Horror
USA
1932
71 Minutes
Sir William Porterhouse
Boris Karloff Melvyn Douglas Charles Laughton Gloria Stuart Lilian Bond Ernest Thesiger Eva Moore Raymond Massey Brember Wills Elspeth Dudgeon
host butler chorus girl veteran industrialist religious person offbeat amusing mansion country road wales storm arson haunted houses love mystery 1930s
Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
7.0/10
Romance
USA
1934
110 Minutes
Edward Moulton-Barrett
Norma Shearer Fredric March Charles Laughton Maureen O'Sullivan Katharine Alexander Una O'Connor Ian Wolfe Marion Clayton Ralph Forbes Vernon Downing
elizabeth barrett robert browning father sister doctor love interest chilling melodramatic london mansion bedroom poetry confinement illness incest romance sexual repression forbidden love escape transformation
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
6.8/10
Musical
USA
1946
88 Minutes
John Sheridan
A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.
6.7/10
Drama, History
USA
1953
112 Minutes
King Henry VIII
Jean Simmons Stewart Granger Charles Laughton Deborah Kerr Cecil Kellaway Leo G. Carroll Kay Walsh Elaine Stewart
admiral queen courtesan king princess bleak somber fascinating royal palace royal court london manor aspirations love royal life transformation forbidden love growing up 16th century
The early life of Elizabeth I, from her childhood until her accession to the throne of England in 1558.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1947
116 Minutes
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
Gregory Peck Alida Valli Charles Laughton Charles Coburn Ann Todd Ethel Barrymore Louis Jourdan Leo G. Carroll Joan Tetzel Isobel Elsom John Goldsworthy
lawyer murderer servant judge police officer hotel manager tense engaging gripping suspenseful brooding london courtroom hotel restaurant home murder trial marriage false accusations
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1948
133 Minutes
Ivon Haake
Ingrid Bergman Charles Boyer Charles Laughton Louis Calhern Ruth Warrick Roman Bohnen Stephen Bekassy Ruth Nelson Curt Bois J. Edward Bromberg Michael Romanoff
Illegal refugees lead dark lives in pre-World War II Paris.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Commander Charles Sturm
Tallulah Bankhead Gary Cooper Charles Laughton Cary Grant Paul Porcasi Juliette Compton Henry Kolker Dorothy Christy Arthur Hoyt Gordon Westcott
Murder during film shoot sparks search for a killer.
5.9/10
Comedy
USA
1952
70 Minutes
Capt. William Kidd
Bud Abbott Lou Costello Charles Laughton Hillary Brooke Fran Warren Bill Shirley Leif Erickson Syd Saylor Rex Lease Frank Yaconelli
pirate captain waiter aristocrat rival amusing madcap haiti island tavern pirate ship pirates treasure hunting schemes romance seafaring adventure quest 17th century
Rocky and Puddin' Head are waiting tables at an inn on Tortuga when a letter given them by Lady Jane for delivery to Martingale gets switched with a treasure map. Kidd and Bonney kidnap them to Skull Island to find said treasure.
5.9/10
Drama, History
USA
1953
103 Minutes
King Herod
king daughter queen soldier princess melodramatic inspiring galilee betrayal religion love forbidden love transformation quest 1st century
After her banishment from Rome, Jewish Princess Salome returns to her Roman-ruled native land of Galilee where prophet John the Baptist preaches against Salome's parents, King Herod and Queen Herodias.
Drama, History
1932
118 Minutes
Nero
Fredric March Claudette Colbert Charles Laughton Elissa Landi Ian Keith Vivian Tobin Harry Beresford Ferdinand Gottschalk Arthur Hohl Tommy Conlon Nat Pendleton
emperor nero empress christian military officer stepfather young woman hedonistic brutal tense rome colosseum burning of rome persecution unrequited love royalty jealousy lions rescue wretched excess underdog
A Roman official (Fredric March) tries to save Christians from the lions and the madness of Emperor Nero (Charles Laughton).
7.9/10
Action, Drama, History
USA
1960
184 Minutes
Sempronius Gracchus
Kirk Douglas Laurence Olivier Jean Simmons Tony Curtis Charles Laughton Peter Ustinov John Gavin Nina Foch Herbert Lom John Dall Charles McGraw
gladiator slave rebel sexy woman inspiring engaging rome rebellion freedom showdown murder hand-to-hand combat suicide escape rise revenge 1st century b.c.
The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic.
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1929
92 Minutes
Greedy nightclub diner
Gilda Gray Jameson Thomas Anna May Wong King Hoo Chang Cyril Ritchard Hannah Jones Charles Laughton
dancer club owner dishwasher boyfriend star thrilling fiery brash engaging nightclub london apartment murder jealousy dance love triangle competition rivalry pursuit 1920s
A young Chinese woman, working in the kitchen at a London dance club, is given the chance to become the club's main act which soon leads to a plot of betrayal, forbidden love and murder.
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