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1. Notorious (1946)
directed by Alfred Hitchcock
featuring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Leopoldine KonstantinThough Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious was produced by David O. Selznick's Vanguard Films, Selznick himself had little to do with the production, which ... More
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2. Casablanca (1943)
directed by Michael Curtiz
featuring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Peter LorreOne of the most beloved American films, this captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue from director Michael Curtiz defies standard ... More
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3. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
directed by David Lean
featuring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Claude RainsThis sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. ... More
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4. The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
directed by William Keighley
featuring Errol Flynn, Claude Rains, Henry Stephenson, Barton MacLane, Billy MauchIn 1882, Mark Twain published a delightful fairy tale "for young people of all ages"; 45 years later, Warner Bros., inspired by the real-life ... More
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5. Four Daughters (1938)
directed by Michael Curtiz
featuring Claude Rains, May Robson, Priscilla Lane, Lola Lane, Rosemary LaneFannie Hurst's Sister Act was the source for this money-making Warners weeper. The four daughters of the title are played by the Lane Sisters- ... More
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6. Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
directed by Archie Mayo
featuring Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, Onslow Stevens, George ClevelandIn this comedy, Paul Muni plays a recently murdered gangster who finds himself roasting in Hell. Muni can't believe that he's in for All Eternity and ... More
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7. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley
featuring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, Claude Rains, Patric KnowlesIn order to avoid the material copyrighted by Douglas Fairbanks Sr. for his 1922 Robin Hood, the scripters of this Flynn version relied on several ... More
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8. The Sea Hawk (1940)
directed by Michael Curtiz
featuring Errol Flynn, Brenda Marshall, Claude Rains, Flora Robson, Donald CrispIn the 1580s, the Sea Hawks -- the name given to the bold privateers who prowl the oceans taking ships and treasure on behalf the British crown -- ... More
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9. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
directed by Bretaigne Windust
featuring Claude Rains, Doodles Weaver, Kay Starr, Stanley Adams, Van JohnsonThe Pied Piper of Hamelin was originally filmed as a television special, then released theatrically outside the United States. The story is the ... More
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10. Juarez (1939)
directed by William Dieterle
featuring Paul Muni, Bette Davis, Brian Aherne, Claude Rains, John GarfieldJuarez was originally designed to concentrate almost exclusively on the tragedy of Hapsburg Emperor Maximillian, whose attempts to establish a puppet ... More
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11. Moontide (1942)
directed by Archie Mayo, Fritz Lang
featuring Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Claude Rains, Jerome CowanList of all editionsForced to flee Paris during the Occupation, the great French leading man Jean Gabin starred in a brace of Hollywood films, the best of which was the ... More
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12. Rope of Sand (1949)
directed by William Dieterle
featuring Burt Lancaster, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Peter Lorre, Sam JaffeList of all editionsProducer Hal Wallis evidently hoped to recapture the magic of his earlier Casablanca with 1949's Rope of Sand. To that end, he hired three of ... More
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13. Deception (1946)
directed by Irving Rapper
featuring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, John Abbott, Benson FongList of all editionsDeception is an operatic rehash of the 1929 film Jealousy. Music teacher Bette Davis--who evidently has a large student pool, judging by the size of ... More
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14. The Last Outpost (1935)
directed by Charles Barton, Louis J. Gasnier
featuring Cary Grant, Claude Rains, Gertrude Michael, Kathleen Burke, Colin TapleyList of all editionsAdvertised by Paramount as "Another Lives of the Bengal Lancers," The Last Outpost actually has more in common with two RKO releases, Friends and ... More
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15. Daughters Courageous (1939)
directed by Michael Curtiz
featuring John Garfield, Claude Rains, Fay Bainter, Donald Crisp, May RobsonList of all editionsThis family drama features the same cast and crew from the highly successful Four Daughters, but it isn't actually a sequel. Whereas the first film ... More
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16. Four Mothers (1941)
directed by William Keighley
featuring Priscilla Lane, Rosemary Lane, Lola Lane, Gale Page, Claude RainsList of all editionsFour Mothers was the last of three films inspired by Fannie Hurst's sentimental novel Sister Act. As in the earlier Four Daughters and Four Wives, ... More
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17. The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
directed by Stuart Walker
featuring Claude Rains, Douglass Montgomery, Heather Angel, David Manners, Valerie HobsonList of all editionsCharles Dickens' unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, has been a source of speculation and controversy ever since its posthumous publication ... More
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18. The White Tower (1950)
directed by Ted Tetzlaff
featuring Glenn Ford, Alida Valli, Claude Rains, Oscar Homolka, Cedric HardwickeList of all editionsGlenn Ford stars as American pilot Martin Ordway, who joins an expedition to scale a treacherous Swiss mountain peak. Each of the climbers has a ... More
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19. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
directed by George Stevens
featuring Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Robert Loggia, Claude Rains, José Ferrer, Charlton HestonList of all editionsFilmmaker George Stevens chose Monument Valley, Utah for his exterior sequences in The Greatest Story Ever Told, this ($20 million) adaptation of ... More
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20. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
directed by Frank Capra
featuring James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Thomas Mitchell, Guy Kibbee, Beulah Bondi, Eugene Pallette, Harry CareyList of all editionsFrank Capra's classic comedy-drama established James Stewart as a lead actor in one of his finest (and most archetypal) roles. The film opens as a ... More
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21. Sealed Cargo (1951)
directed by Alfred L. Werker
featuring Dana Andrews, Claude Rains, Carla Balenda, Philip Dorn, Onslow StevensSealed Cargo was based on The Gaunt Woman, a novel by Edmund Gilligan. Dana Andrews stars as Pat Bannon, a Newfoundland fishing-boat captain during ... More
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22. The Phantom of the Opera (1943)
directed by Arthur Lubin
featuring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, Edgar Barrier, Jane Farrar, Hume Cronyn, Leo CarrilloList of all editionsThis Technicolor retelling of the Gaston Leroux "grand guignol" classic The Phantom of the Opera has a little more opera than phantom, but that's ... More
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23. They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
directed by Busby Berkeley
featuring John Garfield, Gloria Dickson, Bobby Jordan, Claude Rains, Ann Sheridan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy HalopList of all editionsThey Made Me a Criminal opens in New York, depicting the latest victory in the ring for Johnny Bradfield (John Garfield), a young boxer who seems ... More
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24. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
directed by Alexander Hall
featuring Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes, Claude Rains, Rita Johnson, Edward Everett HortonList of all editionsRobert Montgomery plays saxophone-playing boxer Joe Pendleton, who insists upon piloting his own plane, much to the consternation of his manager Max ... More
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25. Mr. Skeffington (1944)
directed by Vincent Sherman
featuring Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel, Richard Waring, George Coulouris, Jerome CowanList of all editionsFrom a novel of the same name by "Elizabeth", the film begins in 1914, with Bette Davis cast as vain, flighty society woman Fanny Trellis. Informed ... More







