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Bligh in the classic 1935 movie "Mutiny on the Bounty."Who has the same role in the 1962 remake of "Mutiny on the Bounty"? 2. To whom is Humpty Dumpty talking just before he closes his eyes and falls off a wall? 3. Identify the most recent Republican to serve as speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives prior to Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Charles Laughton had a vast career in film. He was Quasimodo in "Hunchback of Notre Dame." He was in Alfred Hitchcock's "The Paradine Case." He was Capt.

The Private Life of Henry VIII, The Rise of Catherine the Great, The Private Life of Don Juan, Rembrandt 1933 - 1936 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / Street Date May 5, 2009 / 59.95 Starring Charles Laughton, Flora Robson, Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Laughton, Cinematography Georges Prinal Production Design Vincent Korda Original Music Geoffrey Toye, ...

Here are some notable biopics about famous artists arranged by year: Rembrandt .

QUARTERS of a century before "The Tudors," Alexander Korda peeked into royal bedchambers looking for scandal in "The Private Life of Henry VIII." Credited with creating an international market for British films, "Henry VIII" won a Best Actor Oscar for Charles Laughton's lusty, career-best performance as the much-married, childish tyrant.

Back pain. Seven days of rain. Termites in my basement. And two weeks of non-stop misery due to an allergy that - Surprise! - wasn't an allergy at all.

Some choice offerings this week on Turner Classic Movies : On Tuesday the 5th, I'll be tuning in to a courtroom classic - Billy Wilder's Witness for the Prosecution .

Alexander Korda's beautifully mounted costume movie has a gargantuan performance from Laughton, says Philip French The first British movie to achieve commercial success in the US, Alexander Korda's beautifully mounted costume movie has a gargantuan, Oscar-winning performance from Charles Laughton.

There are lost movies and then there are Lost Movies. And one of the most famous -- and frustrating -- examples of the latter is the abortive 1937 Alexander Korda -produced version of I Claudius .

A POINT OF VIEW The cane toad was brought to Australia for pest control - since when an army has marched across the continent, multiplying as it goes.

This article was published on 09.18.03 . ILLUSTRATION BY JOHN HENDRIX More than one political pundit has suggested that California's current recall situation is making a mockery of the political system--a comment usually made following an interview with some surrealistic fringe gubernatorial candidate.

One of the most enduring tales of the high seas is that of Captain William Bligh and the mutiny on the HMS Bounty.

Tyranny demonstrates so much staying power from century to century that it's difficult to believe human nature is as ill-disposed to infamy as it should be.

By Greg Crosby How about those winds, eh? They seemed to come out of nowhere and before we knew it the flower pots, both empty and full, were dancing all over the yard.

If anything, this Criterion Collection DVD release of David Lean's unsung comedy opus Hobson's Choice allows for cineastes who only associate the director's output with larger-than-life panoramas to see that ...

Well, how did your Oscar nominees fare last Sunday? Truthfully, I see very few films and watch only a bit of the pre-ceremonies hype, but I do love all of the historical aspects surrounding this most famous of ...

The titular timekeeping device is a giant whirring mechanism of near infallibility, and so is pulp novelist Jonathan Latimer's dazzling script for this underrated 1948 noir, an exceptionally witty and devious ...

"There'll be no marriages in my house!" Opening Statement Criterion is best known for their definitive releases of intimidating film-school darlings.

The best news I've heard lately involves Criterion's release in May of an Alexander Korda box set on their budget Eclipse label.

Few actors could deliver a line with as much gusto as Charles Laughton. Whether he was playing Henry VIII or the English barrister in Witness for the Prosecution , his whole being would shake with merriment or ...