Charles Laughton (54 page)

Laughton as Hercule Poirot in
Alibi
, 1931.

On the Spot
, by Edgar Wallace, 1931, with Laughton and Gillian Lind.

Charles, Elsa and Mr J. C. Graham, European head of Paramount at a luncheon to launch
The Sign of the Cross
, January 1933.

Charles (and brand new Armstrong-Siddeley) outside the Old Vic in October 1933.

The two faces of Henry VIII. Old Vic souvenir programme showing stage version.

London Films publicity photo showing screen version.

Early films:
Piccadilly
, 1929.

The Devil and the Deep
, 1932.

If I Had a Million
, 1932.

Island of Lost Souls
, 1933.

The Importance of Being Earnest
, Old Vic, 1934, with Laughton as Chasuble and Lanchester as Miss Prism.

‘Laughton bestrides the Atlantic’, a fantasy from the
Sketch
of 20 February 1935, showing Laughton with puppets of his most famous roles to date: (l. to r.) Nero; Henry VIII; the Murderer in
Payment Deferred
; and Moulton-Barrett in
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
.

Charles at Waterloo Station leaving for Hollywood and arriving (with Elsa), March 1935.