Charles Laughton was born in 1899, ... It had certainly cost him a great deal: often, as with Quasimodo, he was in pain. More importantly, the emotional centre of his life had shifted.

Victor Hugo’s tale still resonates with audiences, and film versions from 1923 and 1939 would make for a captivating double feature.

A s far as Charles Laughton’s legacy goes, he’s well-established as one of the greatest actors of his generation. Not that Wikipedia is the be-all and end-all, by any means, but if you visit ...

Charles Laughton thinks that the modern world has been brought up to look rather than to listen. This week he goes on TV with This Is Charles Laughton to help redress the balance. All that viewers ...

Charles Laughton, as the witty and urbane Quasimodo, chews up all the scenery within reach in this 1939 version of Victor Hugo’s much-filmed novel. With Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell ...

Jamaica Inn. Season 2024 Episode 39 | 1h 34m 11s Video has Closed Captions | CC. 1939 - Starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara. 11/23/2024 | Rating NR ...

In the wake of the fire that destroyed the spire to Notre Dame's Cathedral, the Landmark Loew's Theatre will pay tribute as it screens two "Hunchback" films on April 27.

Among her other favorites: “Backlash” and a Charles Laughton biography. The Oscar-winning actress just wrote — and illustrated — her first children’s book.