Charles Laughton Movie Trailers

Because of Him Trailer (1946)

18 January 1946

A young woman who wants to break into the theater schemes to become the protege of a famous Broadway star.

When clerk Phineas V. Lambert receives his check in the mail, he shows little emotion. (Originally appeared as a segment of the film "If I Had a Million", but was later presented separately as a short film.

The Tonic Trailer (1928)

01 May 1928

The family of the very wealthy but infirm Great Aunt Louisa await her untimely demise in the hopes of inheriting her great fortune.

The Big Clock Trailer (1948)

18 March 1948

George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss to find the killer.

The Man from Down Under Trailer (1943)

04 August 1943

An Australian blowhard raises two orphaned children as his own in the years leading up to WWII.

It Started with Eve Trailer (1941)

26 September 1941

A young man asks a hat check girl to pose as his fiancée in order to make his dying father's last moments happy.

Ruggles of Red Gap Trailer (1935)

08 March 1935

In this comedy of an Englishman stranded in a sea of barbaric Americans, Marmaduke Ruggles - a gentleman's gentleman and butler to an Earl - is lost in a poker game to an uncouth American cattle baron.

Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd Trailer (1952)

27 December 1952

Two hapless waiters in a tavern on the Spanish Main play cupid between aristocratic Lady Jane and tavern co-worker Bruce Martindale, but the two bumpkins mix-up a love letter with Captain Kidd's treasure map of Skull Island, leading to them being kidnapped and taken off to the notorious pirate's island.

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Starting with "The Wolf Man" (in 1941), Universal Studios made five movies featuring The Wolf Man, a character portrayed by Lon Chaney, Jr.

Devil and the Deep Trailer (1932)

12 August 1932

Naval commander Charles Sturm has made life miserable for his wife Diana due to his insane jealousy over every man she speaks to.

In the Presence of Mine Enemies Trailer (1960)

18 May 1960

Rod Serling's teleplay depicting the struggles of Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto in the months before the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

The Epic That Never Was Trailer (1969)

19 September 1969

The story of the aborted 1937 filming of "I, Claudius", starring Charles Laughton, with all of its surviving footage.

Charles Laughton Directs "The Night of The Hunter" Trailer (2002)

15 August 2002

An assembled compilation of footage from rushes, outtakes, and behind-the-scenes moments featuring Charles Laughton directing 'The Night of the Hunter.

Leben des Galilei Trailer (1947)

19 October 1947

Galileo, an eminent professor and scientist in the 17th century Venetian Republic, is short of money.

Vessel of Wrath Trailer (1938)

04 March 1938

Ginger Ted, AKA Edward Claude Wilson, a drunkard and womanizer, and Miss Jones, a missionary, live in the Alas Islands.

Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies Trailer (1988)

19 September 1988

Famous Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies

I, Claudius Trailer (1937)

01 January 1937

An unfinished 1937 film adaptation of life and times of the Roman Emperor, Claudius. The production was dogged by adverse circumstances, culminating in a car accident involving co-star Merle Oberon that caused filming to cease before completion.