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...subjects. Until the government's recent liberalizing trend, they were "sequestered on farms feeding pigs." Although none of the Chinese Miller met knew of his work, there were some recollections of an earlier era. "They wanted to know a lot about people like Clark Gable and Charles Laughton," said Miller. "And Rita Hay worth...
...another key part, that of the Devil, Tony van Bridge lacks a bit of the roguish, demonic assurance that Charles Laughton once brought to the part...
Here are some others we liked: It's a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946); Dr. Strangelove (Kubrick, 1964); Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933); The Godfather (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972); Mean Streets (Martin Scorcese, 1974); Night of the Hunter (Charles Laughton, 1955); The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz, 1935; The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Charles Bogel, 1935); Swing Time (George Stevens, 1937); Dodsworth (William Wyler, 1935; and the Road to Utopia (you've got us, with Hope and Crosby...
Witness for the Prosecution. Great actors often hit a stretch in their careers when they get picked up exclusively for curmudgeon roles. Charles Laughton does his here, and does it with conviction and wit. Playing a sly and grumpy barrister with a heart condition, he sometimes tips his actor's hand by a little too much of the loveable Churchillian bit; generally he is unforgettable. Almost as important here is his wife Elsa Lanchester who mostly pipes at Laughton and confiscates his cigars. Yes, it's true that even in middle age Marlene Dietrich has terrific legs...
...FITNESS AS TO CRAFT, HEALTH AND LIFE. Breath control is essential. I tried to persuade old Charles Laughton of that when he told me he was going to do Lear. He asked if I could give him any advice. I said, "Yes, I can, you fat, old s.o.b. [pronounced sob]. You have a large estate in Norfolk. I've seen it, not that you ever invited me to it, dear boy. I was catty. You have a large estate with an extensive hillside. Every morning I want you to climb that hillside, and shout out the lines." Well...