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Posted on January 28, 2019 | Comments Off on If I Had a Million (1932) 720p BluRay FLAC2.0 x264-SPEED
If I Had a Million (1932)
Comedy | Drama
A dying tycoon gives million-dollar windfalls to eight people picked from the city directory.
Starring: Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, Gene Raymond, W.C. Fields, George Raft, Jack Oakie, Richard Bennett, Charles Ruggles
Director: James Cruze, H. Bruce Humberstone, Ernst Lubitsch, Norman Z. McLeod, Lothar Mendes, Stephen Roberts, William A. Seiter, Norman Taurog
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Tags: Charles Laughton, Charles Ruggles, Ernst Lubitsch, Gary Cooper, Gene Raymond, George Raft, H. Bruce Humberstone, Jack Oakie, James Cruze, Lothar Mendes, Norman Taurog, Norman Z. McLeod, Richard Bennett, Stephen Roberts, W.C. Fields, William A. Seiter
Posted on October 30, 2017 | Comments Off on The Old Dark House (1932) 720p BluRay DD2.0 x264-HaB
The Old Dark House (1932)
Comedy | Horror
Seeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate.
Starring: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Lilian Bond, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore
Director: James Whale
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Tags: Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore, James Whale, Lilian Bond, Melvyn Douglas
Posted on March 9, 2017 | Comments Off on Island of Lost Souls (1932) 720p Criterion Collection BluRay AAC x264-CRiSC
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Horror | Sci-Fi
An obsessed scientist conducts profane experiments in evolution, eventually establishing himself as the self-styled demigod to a race of mutated, half-human abominations.
Starring: Charles Laughton, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams, Bela Lugosi, Kathleen Burke, Arthur Hohl
Director: Erle C. Kenton
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Tags: Arthur Hohl, Bela Lugosi, Charles Laughton, Erle C. Kenton, Kathleen Burke, Leila Hyams, Richard Arlen
Posted on October 21, 2015 | Comments Off on Spartacus (1960) 720p BluRay x264 DTS-WiKi
Spartacus (1960)
Adventure | Biography | Drama | History | War
Filmed in Technirama, this epic story chronicles one of histories greatest underdogs — Spartacus! He and other slaves are sold to an owner of a school for gladiators. Spartacus excels and is rewarded with a slave women, Varinia, for his pleasure in which he demurs. However they eventually fall for each other before a death match for a corrupt Roman senator, Marcus Crassus. After the brutal spectacle, Spartacus is enraged by the death of his friends and the loss of his love. He leads a revolt and bolts. Marching across the countryside to escape over the sea to their homelands, he is elated to find Varinia. Their quest becomes entwined with the political aspirations of Crassus and sets the fate of all three. Spartacus' saga survives the test of time and has been immortalized by this landmark film.
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, Peter Ustinov, John Gavin
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Posted on July 17, 2014 | Comments Off on Witness for the Prosecution (1957) 720p BluRay FLAC2.0 x264-DON
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Sir Wilfrid Robarts is an ailing barrister who has been told that he should accept fewer legal cases for the sake of his health. However, he cannot resist defending Leonard Stephen Vole, a man accused of murder whose only alibi is provided by his devoted wife, Christine. The police are convinced of Vole's guilt as he stands to benefit financially from the murder, but Robarts believes that he can prove the man's innocence in court.
Starring: Charles Laughton, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power, Elsa Lanchester, Henry Daniell, John Williams
Director: Billy Wilder
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Tags: Billy Wilder, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester, Henry Daniell, John Williams, Marlene Dietrich, Tyrone Power
Posted on June 28, 2014 | Comments Off on Hobsons Choice (1954) 720p BluRay FLAC2.0 x264-CtrlHD
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Lancashire bootmaker Henry Horatio Hobson (Charles Laughton) keeps a tight rein on his three daughters, until his eldest, Maggie (Brenda De Banzie), marries his assistant Willie Mossop (John Mills) and sets him up in his own bootmaking firm. To Hobson's consternation, Willie has soon become his father-in-law's main business rival.
Starring: Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda de Banzie, Daphne Anderson, Prunella Scales, Richard Wattis
Director: David Lean
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Tags: Brenda de Banzie, Charles Laughton, Daphne Anderson, David Lean, John Mills, Prunella Scales, Richard Wattis
Posted on May 18, 2013 | Comments Off on Ruggles of Red Gap (1935) 720p BluRay FLAC2.0 x264-CtrlHD
Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)
Comedy | Romance
While visiting Paris in 1908, upper class Lord Burnstead loses his butler playing poker. Egbert and Effie Floud bring Ruggles back to Red Gap, Washington. Effie wants to take advantage of Ruggles' upper class background to influence Egbert's hick lifestyle. However, Egbert is more interested in partying and he takes Ruggles to the local 'beer bust'. When word gets out that "Colonel Ruggles is staying with his close friends" in the local paper, the butler becomes a town celebrity. After befriending Mrs. Judson, a widow who he impresses with his culinary skills, Ruggles decides to strike out on his own and open a restaurant. His transition from servant to independent man will depend on its success.
Starring: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles
Director: Leo McCarey
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Posted on September 19, 2011 | Comments Off on The Night Of The Hunter (1955) 720p Criterion Collection BluRay AAC1.0 x264-CtrlHD
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
In 1930s rural American South, psychopathic preacher Harry Powell is arrested for a minor offence. His cell mate, Ben Harper, facing the death penalty, confides that he has hidden $10,000 from a bank robbery. When Powell is released, he tracks down Harper's widow and children in an attempt to get his hands on the loot.
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish, James Gleason, Evelyn Varden
Director: Charles Laughton
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Tags: Charles Laughton, Evelyn Varden, James Gleason, Lillian Gish, Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters
