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.

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Author:   David A. Redfern
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781476670898

ISBN 10:   1476670897
Pages:   249
Publication Date:   30 August 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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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 1: 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

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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.

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