Movies starring Charles Laughton

Biography: 
Son of Robert Laughton and Elizabeth Conlon. Educated at Stonyhurst, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (received gold medal). First appearance on stage, 1926. Formed own film company, Mayflower Pictures Corp., with Erich Pommer in 1937. Became American citizen 1950. A consummate artist, Laughton achieved great success on stage and film, with many staged readings (particularly of George Bernard Shaw) t ...  show all 

Witness for the Prosecution (1957)

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Tyrone Power | Marlene Dietrich | Charles Laughton | Elsa Lanchester | John Williams | Henry Daniell | Ian Wolfe | Torin Thatcher | Norma Varden | Una O'Connor | Francis Compton | Philip Tonge | Ruta Lee | Franklyn Farnum | Colin Kenny
Directors: Billy Wilder
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Esteemed criminal lawyer Sir Wilfrid Robarts has just returned to practice after suffering a heart attack and is supposed to be on a diet of bland civil suits. But the case of Leonard Vole, a charmer accused of murdering a rich middle-aged widow, proves irresistible — particlularly when Sir Wilfrid meets the accused’s wife, the remarkable Christine Vole. Christine will appear as a witness: not the defense, but for the prosecution.