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…mehr
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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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Table of Contents Acknowledgments deleteix A Note on Citations deletexi Preface Biography The Films (1928-1962) Blue Bottles (1928) Day-Dreams (1928) The Tonic (1928) Piccadilly (1929) Comets (1930) Wolves (1930) Down River (1931) Devil and the Deep (1932) The Old Dark House (1932) Payment Deferred (1932) If I Had a Million (1932) The Sign of the Cross (1932) Island of Lost Souls (1932) White Woman (1933) The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Les Misérables (1935) Rembrandt (1936) Vessel of Wrath (1938) St. Martin's Lane (1938) Jamaica Inn (1939) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) They Knew What They Wanted (1940) It Started with Eve (1941) The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) Tales of Manhattan (1942) Stand By for Action (1942) Forever and a Day (1943) This Land Is Mine (1943) The Man from Down Under (1943) The Canterville Ghost (1944) The Suspect (1945) Captain Kidd (1945) Because of Him (1946) The Paradine Case (1947) Arch of Triumph (1948) The Big Clock (1948) The Girl from Manhattan (1948) The Bribe (1949) The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) The Blue Veil (1951) The Strange Door (1951) O. Henry's Full House (1952) Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) Salome (1953) Young Bess (1953) Hobson's Choice (1954) The Night of the Hunter (1955) Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Under Ten Flags (1960) Spartacus (1960) Advise & Consent (1962) Shorts and Miscellaneous Films (1930-1952) Unreleased and Re-Edited Films (1937-1959) Film Projects Announced but Abandoned or Rejected (1932-1962) Amateur Stage Appearances (1913-1926) Professional Stage Appearances (1926-1959) Select British and American Radio Broadcasts (1928-1955) Television Broadcasts (1949-1962) Select Audio Recordings (1934-1962) Appendix 1: The Films Listed By Studios Appendix II: The Films Listed By Performers Appendix III: The Films Listed By Cinematographers Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments deleteix A Note on Citations deletexi Preface Biography The Films (1928-1962) Blue Bottles (1928) Day-Dreams (1928) The Tonic (1928) Piccadilly (1929) Comets (1930) Wolves (1930) Down River (1931) Devil and the Deep (1932) The Old Dark House (1932) Payment Deferred (1932) If I Had a Million (1932) The Sign of the Cross (1932) Island of Lost Souls (1932) White Woman (1933) The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934) Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Les Misérables (1935) Rembrandt (1936) Vessel of Wrath (1938) St. Martin's Lane (1938) Jamaica Inn (1939) The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) They Knew What They Wanted (1940) It Started with Eve (1941) The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942) Tales of Manhattan (1942) Stand By for Action (1942) Forever and a Day (1943) This Land Is Mine (1943) The Man from Down Under (1943) The Canterville Ghost (1944) The Suspect (1945) Captain Kidd (1945) Because of Him (1946) The Paradine Case (1947) Arch of Triumph (1948) The Big Clock (1948) The Girl from Manhattan (1948) The Bribe (1949) The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) The Blue Veil (1951) The Strange Door (1951) O. Henry's Full House (1952) Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952) Salome (1953) Young Bess (1953) Hobson's Choice (1954) The Night of the Hunter (1955) Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Under Ten Flags (1960) Spartacus (1960) Advise & Consent (1962) Shorts and Miscellaneous Films (1930-1952) Unreleased and Re-Edited Films (1937-1959) Film Projects Announced but Abandoned or Rejected (1932-1962) Amateur Stage Appearances (1913-1926) Professional Stage Appearances (1926-1959) Select British and American Radio Broadcasts (1928-1955) Television Broadcasts (1949-1962) Select Audio Recordings (1934-1962) Appendix 1: The Films Listed By Studios Appendix II: The Films Listed By Performers Appendix III: The Films Listed By Cinematographers Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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