Charles Laughton: A Filmography, 1928-1962

by David A. Redfern

Overview

Oscar-winning actor, translator of Bertolt Brecht's Galileo, and director of the iconoclastic The Night of the Hunter, Charles Laughton's name alone commanded box office and theatre acclaim. This book is the first to offer an intimate examination of his 54 films produced in Britain and Hollywood from 1928 to 1962. Each has technical credits and cast lists, as well as publicity taglines, a plot synopsis, selected dialogue, Oscars won or nominated, and production commentaries. Also provided are listings of Laughton's miscellaneous shorts and feature films, abandoned film projects, amateur and professional stage appearances, select radio broadcasts, television broadcasts, and audio recordings. Appendices detail the studios, performers and cinematographers of the Laughton films.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476670898
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	08/13/2021
Pages:	225
Sales rank:	669,421
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.46(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

David A. Redfern has taught film history for Lancashire Adult Education and the Workers’ Educational Association in England. His research interests are classical Hollywood cinema from the pre–Code era to film noir. He lives in Manchester, England.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

A Note on Citations xi

Preface 1

Biography 4

The Films (1928-1962) 9

Blue Bottles (1928) 9

Day-Dreams (1928) 10

The Tonic (1928) 11

Piccadilly (1929) 12

Comets (1930) 13

Wolves (1930) 14

Down River (1931) 15

Devil and the Deep (1932) 16

The Old Dark House (1932) 19

Payment Deferred (1932) 22

If I Had a Million (1932) 24

The Sign of the Cross (1932) 26

Island of Lost Souls (1932) 30

White Woman (1933) 34

The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) 37

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) 40

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) 42

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) 46

Les Misérables (1935) 49

Rembrandt (1936) 53

Vessel of Wrath (1938) 57

St. Martin's Lane (1938) 59

Jamaica Inn (1939) 62

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) 65

They Knew What They Wanted (1940) 69

It Started with Eve (1941) 72

The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) 75

Tales of Manhattan (1942) 77

Stand By for Action (1942) 79

Forever and a Day (1943) 82

This Land Is Mine (1943) 84

The Man from Down Under (1943) 89

The Canterville Ghost (1944) 92

The Suspect (1945) 94

Captain Kidd (1945) 96

Because of Him (1946) 99

The Paradine Case (1947) 102

Arch of Triumph (1948) 106

The Big Clock (1948) 109

The Girl from Manhattan (1948) 113

The Bribe (1949) 114

The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) 118

The Blue Veil (1951) 121

The Strange Door (1951) 123

O. Henry's Full House (1952) 125

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) 128

Salome (1953) 130

Young Bess (1953) 133

Hobson's Choice (1954) 135

The Night of the Hunter (1955) 138

Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 142

Under Ten Flags (1960) 145

Spartacus (1960) 146

Advise & Consent (1962) 150

Shorts and Miscellaneous Films (1930-1952) 154

Unreleased and Re-Edited Films (1937-1959) 157

Film Projects Announced but Abandoned or Rejected (1932-1962) 159

Amateur Stage Appearances (1913-1926) 162

Professional Stage Appearances (1926-1959) 164

Select British and American Radio Broadcasts (1928-1955) 173

Television Broadcasts (1949-1962) 182

Select Audio Recordings (1934-1962) 188

Appendix I The Films Listed By Studios 189

Appendix II The Films Listed By Performers 190

Appendix III The Films Listed By Cinematographers 192

Chapter Notes 195

Bibliography 203

Index 207