From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles Laughton (1 July 1899 – 15 December 1962) was an English-American stage and film actor, director, producer ...

Marlon Brando made his directorial debut in 1961 with One-Eyed Jacks, but never returned to the directing chair.

Charles Laughton had a very clear vision of how he wanted the film to look, and hired Stanley Cortez, who'd worked with Orson Welles on the ill-fated Magnificent Ambersons, as his cinematographer.

The Night of the Hunter, Charles Laughton’s only film, influenced Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, and the Coen brothers. By Elbert Ventura. Nov 09, 2010 10:12 AM. Copy Link Share Share Comment ...

When watching films of the Golden Age, have you ever noticed that clear-cut characters are seldom to be found? Heroes are pockmarked with flaws, while empathy is elicited for villains. It seems as ...

Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor By Simon Callow Grove Press, 318 pages, $18.95 Charles Laughton`s life already has been chronicled in two biographies (one by his widow, Elsa Lanchester), and hi… ...

In 1947 Charles Laughton's career, if not quite on the skids, was definitely in the doldrums. Long acclaimed as Hollywood's foremost character actor, he had made only one film of any artistic ...