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Charles Laughton (/ ˈ l ɔː t ə n /; [1] 1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was a British and American actor. He was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and first appeared professionally on the stage in 1926.
She and Laughton played husband and wife (their characters were named Charles and Elsa Smith) in Tales of Manhattan (1942) and they both appeared again in the all-star, mostly British cast of Forever and a Day (1943). She received top billing in Passport to Destiny (1944) for the only time in her Hollywood career. [7] Lanchester in the 1940s
William Loughton Smith (1758 – December 19, 1812) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina as a Federalist in the United States House of Representatives from 1789 until 1797, during which time he served as chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means .
Laughton will start as president on Feb. 3, and after a transition period, will take the full reins on March 25. The news comes two weeks after REI announced yet another round of layoffs along ...
Charles Smith Stand By for Action: Rear Admiral Stephen Thomas 1943 Forever and a Day: Bellamy (Dexter's Butler) This Land is Mine: Albert Lory The Man From Down Under: Jocko Wilson 1944 Passport to Destiny: Sergeant Major Henry Albert Muggins (photo) Uncredited The Canterville Ghost: Sir Simon de Canterville / The Ghost The Suspect: Philip ...
This Land Is Mine is a 1943 American war drama film directed by Jean Renoir and written and produced by Dudley Nichols.Starring Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara and George Sanders, [2] the film is set in the midst of World War II in an unspecified place in German-occupied Europe that appears similar to France.
Jamaica Inn is a 1939 British adventure thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1936 novel of the same name.It is the first of three of du Maurier's works that Hitchcock adapted (the others were her novel Rebecca and short story "The Birds").
Laughton was offended when Westmore suggested he try acting as though the hump were heavy and was rude and dismissive to Westmore throughout filming. Near the end of the shoot, Westmore called his younger brother to the studio, where he witnessed Westmore, while strapping on the hump, spray Laughton in the face with a seltzer bottle full of ...