List of the best Claude Rains movies: The Unsuspected(1947), They Won't Forget(1937), The Man Who Reclaimed His Head(1934), Crime Without Passion(1934), White Banners(1938), Four Daughters(1938), The Clairvoyant(1935), The Paris Express(1952), The Phantom of the Opera(1943), Now, Voyager(1942), Mr. Skeffington(1944), Here Comes Mr. Jordan(1941) ... ...
7.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
103 Minutes
Claude Rains Joan Caulfield Audrey Totter Constance Bennett Hurd Hatfield Ted North Fred Clark Harry Lewis Jack Lambert Ray Walker Nana Bryant
radio host fiancé niece husband police detective brooding intricate suspenseful mansion office car dump art imitating life serial murders suicide memory loss marriage radio transformation mystery
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1937
94 Minutes
Claude Rains Edward Norris Allyn Joslyn Gloria Dickson Otto Kruger Elisha Cook Jr. Lana Turner Linda Perry
student district attorney professor judge governor janitor tense profound disturbing town courtroom classroom lynching prejudice revenge 1930s
A politically ambitious district attorney, unscrupulous tabloid journalists, and regional prejudice combine to charge a teacher with the murder of his student.
7.0/10
Drama
USA
1934
82 Minutes
Paul Verin
writer pacifist wife publisher politician capitalist spirited disheartening engaging passionate france front lines office police station world war i socialism politics writing infidelity idealism
A brilliant but impoverished writer, who is a pacifist, goes to work for a publisher and writes anti-war editorials. When he discovers that the publisher has betrayed him and is in league ... See full summary »
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1934
72 Minutes
Lee Gentry
Claude Rains Charles MacArthur Margo Helen Whitney Bourne Stanley Ridges Leslie Adams
dancer lawyer girlfriend alter ego police officer ghost dreamy suspenseful engaging police station nightclub infidelity murder alibi cover-up supernatural pursuit mystery 1930s
Prominent lawyer shoots unfaithful girlfriend during quarrel, has to establish alibi.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1938
88 Minutes
Paul Ward
Claude Rains Fay Bainter Jackie Cooper Bonita Granville Henry O'Neill Kay Johnson James Stephenson J. Farrell MacDonald William Pawley John Ridgely Mary Field
housekeeper inventor teen boy daughter wife mechanic emotional moving indiana small town house inventions theft family mother/son relationship mentorship science love rise 1910s
A homeless woman named Hannah drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Romance
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Claude Rains Rosemary Lane John Garfield Lola Lane Priscilla Lane Gale Page Jeffrey Lynn Frank McHugh May Robson Dick Foran
musician father daughter composer suitor aunt melodramatic small town household hospital music family love triangle marriage rivalry love 1930s
Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, has passed on his love of music to his four early adult daughters - Thea, Emma, Kay and Ann - who live with him and his sister, the ... See full summary »
6.6/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1935
73 Minutes
Maximus
clairvoyant wife wealthy woman publisher miner lawyer uneasy dark incredible england train london courtroom newsroom mine performance jealousy marriage trial ambition
A fake music-hall clairvoyant meets a woman, and suddenly his predictions seem to come true ...
6.3/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1952
80 Minutes
Kees Popinga
Claude Rains Märta Torén Marius Goring Michael Nightingale Felix Aylmer Herbert Lom Gibb McLaughlin Lucie Mannheim Joan St. Clair Robin Alalouf Ferdinand Mayne
A Dutch company's owner bankrupts his own company, burns the incriminating ledgers and plans to run to Paris with the company payroll but he is caught in the act by his accountant who challenges his actions, leading to a reversal of roles.
5.6/10
Horror
USA
1943
92 Minutes
Enrique Claudin
Claude Rains Nelson Eddy Susanna Foster Edgar Barrier Jane Farrar Barbara Everest Steven Geray Frank Puglia Hans Herbert Fritz Feld J. Edward Bromberg
disfigured person murderer opera singer suitor stalker violinist suspenseful eerie melodramatic opera house paris france stage catacombs obsessive love rise to stardom opera mysterious deaths dark secrets investigation
The city's District Attorney is murdered, and a newspaper reporter investigates. He starts finding out that everything wasn't quite as cut and dried as it appeared to be.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
1942
117 Minutes
Bette Davis Claude Rains Paul Henreid Gladys Cooper Bonita Granville John Loder Ilka Chase Lee Patrick Mary Wickes Janis Wilson
heiress mother architect wife child widower melodramatic emotional inspiring boston house sanatorium ship rio de janeiro mental illness rehabilitation romance travel mother/daughter relationship love
A frumpy spinster blossoms under therapy and becomes an elegant, independent woman.
7.7/10
Drama
USA
1944
145 Minutes
Bette Davis Claude Rains Walter Abel Richard Waring George Coulouris Marjorie Riordan Robert Shayne John Alexander Jerome Cowan Dorothy Peterson Peter Whitney
beautiful woman stockbroker army recruit suitor husband wife emotional moving sad dinner party bedroom household vanity world war i marriage concentration camp blindness secret sacrifice love
Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older man, Jewish banker Job Skeffington, in order to save her beloved brother Trippy from an embezzlement charge.
7.6/10
Fantasy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Robert Montgomery Claude Rains Evelyn Keyes Rita Johnson Edward Everett Horton James Gleason John Emery Lloyd Bridges
boxer angel god millionaire girlfriend melodramatic heartwarming offbeat hilarious los angeles boxing ring bank mansion heaven afterlife big business boxing redemption romance metamorphosis
Boxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.
7.3/10
Horror
USA
1941
70 Minutes
Sir John Talbot
Lon Chaney Claude Rains Ralph Bellamy Evelyn Ankers Warren William Patric Knowles Maria Ouspenskaya Bela Lugosi Fay Helm Forrester Harvey J.M. Kerrigan
heir father shopkeeper sheriff gypsy werewolf chilling dark eerie campy wales woods castle antique shop werewolves murder hunting metamorphosis 1940s
Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.
7.1/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1946
112 Minutes
Bette Davis Claude Rains Paul Henreid John Abbott Benson Fong
musician composer lover conductor student melodramatic suspenseful new york city concert hall dressing room love triangle affair love rivalry 1940s
After marrying her long lost love, a musician finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
6.3/10
Biography
USA
1940
81 Minutes
Miriam Hopkins Claude Rains Richard Ainley Laura Hope Crews Helen Westley John Litel Victor Jory
actress actor producer socialite ex-husband son melodramatic powerful chicago new york city courtroom theater boarding house divorce child custody adultery theater ambition mother/son relationship love
A messy divorce leaves Mrs. Leslie Carter shunned by Chicago society for being an adulteress and forbidden from having custody of her son. She's determined to return to her hometown in a ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Drama, History
UK
1946
135 Minutes
Julius Caesar
Vivien Leigh Claude Rains Stewart Granger Flora Robson Francis L. Sullivan Basil Sydney Cecil Parker Raymond Lovell Anthony Eustrel Ernest Thesiger Anthony Harvey
julius caesar cleopatra ptolemy military officer engaging calm alexandria, egypt royal palace political intrigue family imperialism growing up transformation ancient egypt
At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.
6.1/10
Adventure
USA
1935
70 Minutes
John Stevenson
Cary Grant Louis J. Gasnier Claude Rains Gertrude Michael Kathleen Burke Colin Tapley Akim Tamiroff Billy Bevan Georges Renavent Margaret Swope Jameson Thomas
british soldier officer kurd nurse tribesman secret agent tense powerful africa mountain cairo sudan armenia hospital romantic dilemma friendship world war i espionage capture injury
During WW1, the destinies of British officers Michael Andrews and John Stevenson seem intertwined on the battle front as much as on a more personal level.
8.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
125 Minutes
Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine
James Stewart Jean Arthur Claude Rains Edward Arnold Guy Kibbee Thomas Mitchell Eugene Pallette Beulah Bondi H.B. Warner Harry Carey Astrid Allwyn
senator politician secretary uplifting inspiring engaging washington, d.c. courtroom office politics aspirations leadership corruption underdog discovery rise 1930s
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down.
7.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1946
103 Minutes
Alex Sebastian
Cary Grant Ingrid Bergman Claude Rains Louis Calhern Leopoldine Konstantin Reinhold Schünzel Moroni Olsen
secret agent spy nazi mother engaging tense suspenseful united states brazil mansion espionage deception nazism dangerous assignment love mystery discovery love rescue 1940s
A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them?
7.3/10
Romance
UK
1949
95 Minutes
Howard Justin
Ann Todd Trevor Howard Claude Rains Betty Ann Davies Isabel Dean Wilfrid Hyde-White
wife husband ex-lover cheater emotional melodramatic europe the alps switzerland love triangle affair cheating marriage vacation adaptation forbidden love temptation 1940s
A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1939
92 Minutes
Det. Monty Phelan
John Garfield The Dead End Kids Claude Rains Gloria Dickson May Robson Billy Halop Barbara Pepper Ward Bond Ann Sheridan
boxer manager grandmother girl detective teen boy dark gripping positive new york city apartment train arizona ranch investigation mistaken identity impersonation delinquency reform boxing
A boxer flees believing he has comitted a murder while he was drunk.
6.8/10
War
USA
1944
110 Minutes
Capt. Freycinet
Humphrey Bogart Michèle Morgan Claude Rains Philip Dorn Sydney Greenstreet Peter Lorre George Tobias Victor Francen Helmut Dantine John Loder Konstantin Shayne
captain prisoner leader major convict gripping spirited thrilling ship prison marseilles, france world war ii prison break patriotism blackmail murder redemption sacrifice escape 1930s
Five patriotic convicts are helped to escape imprisonment in Devil's Island so they can fight for occupied Free French forces against the Nazis.
6.8/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
84 Minutes
Mr. Lannington
Robert Mitchum Faith Domergue Claude Rains Maureen O'Sullivan Charles Kemper Ralph Dumke Billy House Harry Shannon Philip Van Zandt Jack Kelly Lillian West
doctor mental patient husband cop dark melodramatic thrilling united states hospital household mexico suicide attempt infidelity jealousy murder deception insanity forbidden love escape 1950s
A young doctor falls in love with a disturbed young woman, becomes involved in the death of her husband, and has to flee with her to the Mexican border.
6.8/10
Fantasy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Nick
Paul Muni Anne Baxter Claude Rains George Cleveland Onslow Stevens Hardie Albright James Flavin Erskine Sanford Marion Martin Jonathan Hale Murray Alper
gangsters devil judge fiancée amusing creepy frightening hell earth courtroom church fantasy death relationships romance revenge metamorphosis rivalry 1940s
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
6.8/10
Adventure
USA
1949
104 Minutes
Arthur Martingale
Burt Lancaster Paul Henreid Claude Rains Peter Lorre Corinne Calvet Sam Jaffe John Bromfield Mike Mazurki Kenny Washington Edmond Breon Josef Marais
A man abused by a sadistic mining company cop before he could tell where on their desert property he'd found diamonds decides to steal them instead.
6.7/10
Adventure
USA
1951
90 Minutes
Capt. Skalder
fisherman woman captain spy nazi sailor intense suspenseful melodramatic newfoundland boat port massachusetts world war ii hostage situation sabotage ambush rescue underdog discovery
In 1943, an American fishing boat has a fateful encounter with a seriously damaged Danish schooner off of Canada's Atlantic coast.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1941
85 Minutes
Adam Lemp
The Lane Sisters Gale Page Claude Rains Jeffrey Lynn Eddie Albert May Robson Frank McHugh Dick Foran Vera Lewis
father sister mother husband researcher composer confident engaging melodramatic small town factory florida house apartment laboratory family investing natural disasters small-town life real estate
Adam Lemp and his four daughters, Ann, Thea, Kay, and Emma, are in financial and emotional crises. Thea's husband Ben has promoted a Florida housing development to everyone in town, and ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1963
115 Minutes
Art Harper
Richard Chamberlain Nick Adams Claude Rains Joey Heatherton Joan Blackman James Gregory Pat Buttram Jeanette Nolan Edgar Stehli James Bell George Mitchell
lawyer defendant prosecutor wife mentor judge gripping fiery new mexico small town courtroom trial murder adultery mob mentality transformation underdog mystery 1960s
A murder case that can't be won is assigned to a young defense attorney. He asks his old ailing friend, a legend among attorneys, for help on the case as his consultant.
6.1/10
Western
USA
1938
90 Minutes
Col. Christopher "Chris" Ferris
George Brent Olivia de Havilland Claude Rains Margaret Lindsay John Litel Tim Holt Barton MacLane Henry O'Neill Marcia Ralston George "Gabby" Hayes Sidney Toler
farmer miner son daughter girlfriend brother engaging tense san francisco mine household office mining family feud greed rivalry transformation 1870s
Hydraulic Mining versus Sacramento Valley Farming.
5.9/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Portugal
1956
90 Minutes
Aristides Mavros
Ray Milland Maureen O'Hara Claude Rains Yvonne Furneaux Francis Lederer Percy Marmont Jay Novello Edward Chapman
femme fatale smuggler prisoner husband wife mysterious man tense witty thrilling melodramatic lisbon, portugal boat prison port smuggling murder plot inheritance iron curtain hidden agenda mission
High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. A smuggler is hired to kidnap the rich husband of an American woman who's just arrived in Lisbon, Portugal.
Musical
1957
87 Minutes
Mayor of Hamelin
Van Johnson Kay Starr Claude Rains Jim Backus Doodles Weaver Lori Nelson
the pied piper young boy mayor daughter fiancé king amusing spirited heartwarming hamelin countryside town hall mountain small town small-town life child labor government ineptitude compassion magic deception
A medieval piper (Van Johnson) leads away a town's rats, then, failing payment, leads away its children.
8.5/10
Drama
USA
1942
102 Minutes
Captain Louis Renault
Humphrey Bogart Ingrid Bergman Paul Henreid Claude Rains Conrad Veidt Peter Lorre Sydney Greenstreet Dooley Wilson Marcel Dalio S.Z. Sakall Joy Page
expatriates nightclub owner resistance fighter nazi spy sad cool gripping casablanca paris nightclub airport world war ii rebellion virtue love triangle sacrifice 1940s
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
7.9/10
Adventure, Action
USA
1938
102 Minutes
Prince John
Michael Curtiz Errol Flynn Olivia de Havilland Basil Rathbone Claude Rains Patric Knowles Eugene Pallette Alan Hale Herbert Mundin Una O'Connor Melville Cooper
robin hood prince king sheriff of nottingham pretty woman outlaw thrilling cheery rousing forest england castle rebellion corruption royalty wealth quest adventure rescue middle ages
When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a rebel guerrilla army.
7.7/10
Adventure
USA
1940
127 Minutes
Don José Alvarez de Cordoba
Errol Flynn Brenda Marshall Flora Robson Claude Rains Donald Crisp Alan Hale Henry Daniell Una O'Connor Gilbert Roland
pirate ambassador pretty woman queen charming confident engaging england royal court spain expedition showdown armed conflict patriotism sailors romance adventure discovery quest rivalry
Geoffrey Thorpe, a buccaneer, is hired by Queen Elizabeth I to nag the Spanish Armada. The Armada is waiting for the attack on England and Thorpe surprises them with attacks on their galleons where he shows his skills on the sword.
7.0/10
Biography
USA
1939
132 Minutes
Emperor Louis Napoleon III
Paul Muni Bette Davis Brian Aherne Claude Rains John Garfield Gale Sondergaard Donald Crisp Gilbert Roland Louis Calhern Grant Mitchell
emperor empress president rebel soldier napoleon iii tense emotional mexico france government offices mansion democracy government power struggle breakdown benito juérez maximilian i quest fall
Louis Napoleon III takes advantage of the American Civil War to circumvent the Monroe Doctrine and expand his power by helping Emperor Maximillian Hapsburg to add Mexico to his empire.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
1942
94 Minutes
Nutsy
Jean Gabin Ida Lupino Thomas Mitchell Claude Rains Helene Reynolds Ralph Byrd Chester Gan Arthur Aylesworth Arthur Hohl William Halligan Victor Sen Yung
longshoreman waitress friend doctor reverend bartender dark brooding gripping barge bar san pablo, calif. betrayal jealousy murder accident suicide attempt alcoholism mystery love
In California, Bobo and his mooching 'pal' Tiny are doing odd jobs and getting drunk and they hide a secret about the unsolved murder of sailor Pop Kelly but suicidal waitress Anna, saved by Bobo, unravels the mystery.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1959
125 Minutes
Philippe Rambeau
Rock Hudson Jean Simmons Dorothy McGuire Claude Rains Kent Smith Anna Lee Ken Scott Francis Bethencourt Stacy Graham Augusta Merighi Jack Mather
british woman winemaker aunt cousin neighbor grandfather melodramatic intense fascinating napa valley, calif. winery household wine cellar field wine family business jealousy arranged marriage prohibition injury
In 1931, Elizabeth Rambeau comes from England to live in California with her aunt and uncle of a winemaking dynasty, who are still wealthy despite 12 years of Prohibition. Object: marriage ... See full summary »
6.1/10
Romance
USA
1936
70 Minutes
Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
Marion Davies Dick Powell Charles Ruggles Claude Rains Edward Everett Horton Arthur Treacher Henry Stephenson Clara Blandick John Larkin Walter Kingsford Etienne Girardot
napoleon bonaparte brother socialite suitor teacher passionate lighthearted emotional baltimore france louisiana purchase negotiation impersonation arranged marriage teaching politics love sacrifice rivalry quest
Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to ... See full summary »
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1942
127 Minutes
Dr. Alexander Q. Tower
Ann Sheridan Ronald Reagan Bob Cummings Betty Field Claude Rains Judith Anderson Nancy Coleman Kaaren Verne Maria Ouspenskaya Henry Davenport Ernest Cossart
doctor daughter orphan wife father melodramatic small town hospital family home railyard family dysfunction forbidden love mental illness accident class distinctions depression love growing up 1890s
The dark side and hypocrisy of provincial American life is seen through the eyes of five children as they grow to adulthood at the turn of the century.
6.5/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1939
110 Minutes
Adam Lemp
Priscilla Lane Rosemary Lane Lola Lane Gale Page Claude Rains Jeffrey Lynn John Garfield Frank McHugh May Robson Dick Foran Eddie Albert
father daughter sister widow fiancé doctor emotional somber household hospital wedding engagement pregnancy adoption matchmaking music death discovery love rescue
Three of the four musically inclined daughters of Adam Lemp, the Dean of the Briarwood Music Foundation, are settling into their lives as wives, but not all is well. Thea Lemp has long ... See full summary »
6.3/10
Romance
USA
1936
140 Minutes
Marquis Don Luis
Fredric March Olivia de Havilland Gale Sondergaard Edmund Gwenn Claude Rains Anita Louise Louis Hayward Steffi Duna Billy Mauch Donald Woods Akim Tamiroff
hero pretty woman father mother grandfather melodramatic emotional passionate italy europe france africa cuba abandonment illegitimate child expedition romance adventure discovery quest
In 18th-century Italy, an orphan's debt to the man who raised him threatens to separate him forever from the woman he loves.
6.6/10
Other, Drama, History
USA
1965
195 Minutes
King Herod
Max von Sydow Charlton Heston Carroll Baker Dorothy McGuire Robert Loggia Claude Rains Jose Ferrer Marian Seldes John Abbott Rodolfo Acosta Michael Ansara
prophet traitor god king mary magdalene disciple inspiring profound jerusalem bethlehem israel jesus christ betrayal god christianity resurrection sacrifice 1st century
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
8.3/10
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
UK
1962
216 Minutes
Mr. Dryden
Peter O'Toole Alec Guinness Anthony Quinn Omar Sharif Jack Hawkins Jose Ferrer Claude Rains Anthony Quayle Arthur Kennedy Donald Wolfit I.S. Johar
journalist prince soldier military officer spectacular profound army base desert arabia world war i armed conflict culture clash redemption man vs. nature t.e. lawrence quest rise 1910s
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
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