And although his sole directorial effort, The Night of the Hunter (1955), performed poorly at the box office, it has since been lauded by critics as one of the best films of the 1950s. Toward the tail end of his career, Laughton turned in two of his finest performances in Witness for the Prosecution (1957), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and Advise and Consent (1962), which proved to be his final film.
He died later that year on Dec. 15, 1962.
Mutiny on the BountyThis epic classic tells the tale of a coup d'etat on the high seas. Aboard the HMS Bounty, sailors are getting restless, led by the determined Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable). Cast off on a dinghy, Capt. Bligh (Charles Laughton) and his gang must survive the dangerous waters. Gable, Laughton and... Read More
Hobson's ChoiceIn this domestic comedy directed by David Lean, boozy widower Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) runs a successful boot shop in Victorian England. But he dominates his employees and his three daughters, until one challenges him. When his eldest, Maggie (Brenda De Banzie), and his assistant (John Mills)... Read More
Island of Lost SoulsAfter finding refuge on an island in the South Seas, shipwrecked sailor Edward Parker learns that Dr. Moreau has been creating beast-like men by cruelly experimenting on the island's animals, and tries to stop him with the help of a panther woman. Read More
The Hunchback of Notre DameOvercome by lust, High Justice Frollo (Cedric Hardwicke) -- a religious fraud -- dispatches deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo (Charles Laughton) to kidnap winsome gypsy Esmeralda (Maureen O'Hara). But Quasimodo is thwarted and pays for his crime with a public flogging. Esmeralda offers him comfort, and... Read More
Jamaica InnIn 19th century England, young Mary (Maureen O'Hara) goes to live with her uncle in Cornwall after her parents die. When Mary learns that her uncle's inn is the base of a gang of smugglers preying on local shipwrecks, she soon finds her own life in danger. For help, she turns to local nobleman Sir... Read More
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Advise and Consent (1962) | NR | |
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Best of Checkmate: Season 1 (1960) | NR | |
Witness for the Prosecution (1957) | NR | |
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The Night of the Hunter (1955) | NR | |
Hobson's Choice (1954) | NR | |
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O. Henry's Full House (1952) | NR | |
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) | NR | |
Arch of Triumph (1948) | NR | |
The Girl From Manhattan (1948) | NR | |
The Big Clock (1948) | NR | |
The Paradine Case (1947) | NR | |
Captain Kidd (1945) | NR | |
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) | NR | |
Jamaica Inn (1939) | NR | |
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Rembrandt (1936) | NR | |
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) | NR | |
Les Miserables (1935) | NR | |
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Island of Lost Souls (1932) | NR | |
The Old Dark House (1932) | NR | |
The Sign of the Cross (1932) | NR | |
Piccadilly (1929) | NR | |
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