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.
AddHobson's ChoiceIn this domestic comedy directed by David Lean, boozy widower Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) runs a successful boot shop in Victorian England. He dominates his employees and his three daughters, but when his eldest, Maggie (Brenda DeBanzie), and his assistant (John Mills) marry and set up a rival... Read More
AddMutiny 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
AddO. Henry's Full HouseTop movie talents lend their gifts to this 1952 anthology of O. Henry short-story adaptations, introduced and narrated by Nobel laureate John Steinbeck. "The Gift of the Magi," "The Clarion Call," "The Cop and the Anthem," "The Last Leaf" and "The Ransom of Red Chief" come to life, thanks to an... Read More
AddThe 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
SaveThe Private Life of Henry VIIICharles Laughton makes the larger-than-life King Henry VIII seem even bigger in a stunning performance that centers on the ruler's romantic life. Acclaimed director Alexander Korda shows a mercurial king who is governed by love, lust and politics. The classic film traces Henry's six marriages,... Read More
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