The unsuspected by michael curtiz joan caulfield, claude rains. Walter huston, spencer tracy, henry fonda, and claude rains. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for kenneth raines. Raines is a police drama in which jeff goldblum plays the title character. Growing up in the world of theater, he saw not only acting up close but the downtoearth business end as well, progressing from a page boy. Late in claude rainss distinguished career, a reverent film journalist wrote that rains was as much a cinematic institution as the medium itself. Nov 07, 2008 late in claude rainss distinguished career, a reverent film journalist wrote that rains was as much a cinematic institution as the medium itself. Stories, series, and universes by claude raines at storiesonline.
Astrology and natal chart of claude rains, born on 18891110. Kenneth raines phone, address, background info whitepages. The unsuspected 1947 michael curtiz, claude rains, joan caulfield, audrey totter, drama, filmnoir, mystery, thriller april 23, 2017 a girl has been murdered. Claude rains celebrity profile check out the latest claude rains photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Rosemary clark schrode 19601964 agi jambor 19591960 frances propper 19351956 beatriz thomas 19241935 marie hemingway 19201920 isabel jeans 191915. How tall is claude rains actor claude rains height. Probably the first appearance of claude raines as radio sleuth grandison, on the air as we meet various characters, michael north, jack lambert in a famous shot from director michael curtiz, then fred clark, hurd hatfield and audrey totter, early in the unsuspected, 1947. May, 2018 the unsuspected, a spectacular film from 1947 which presents a wonderful mystery, starring claude rains and directed by michael curtiz. See more ideas about claude rains, classic movies and old movies. The younger rains followed, making his stage debut at the age of eleven in nell of old drury.
Id have to say that even in that deep class of notable noirs, this ranking is too low. The son of british stage actor frederick rains, claude rains gave his first theatrical performance at age 11 in nell of old drury. Claude rains, british motion picture and stage character actor noted for his smooth distinguished voice, polished ironic style, and intelligent portrayal of a variety of roles, ranging from villains to sympathetic gentlemen. With claude rains, joan caulfield, audrey totter, constance bennett. Claude rains the unsuspected 1947 bpab3t from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations. In 1914, he made the trip to new york and worked in the new york theatre guild.
Find how tall is your favorite celebrity at fun height comparision total celebrity 31881. Biography of claude rains excerpt claude rains november 10, 1889 may 30, 1967 was an english theatre and film actor, who later held american citizenship, best known for his many roles in hollywood films. If it was a classic film, there was a very good chance claude rains had something to do with it. As jessica rains remembers, one of the great prides of claude rains life was stock grange, a 600acre farm built in 1747 in the brandywine countryside outside of west chester, pennsylvania.
Bean road can be found at the traffic light on the moultonboroughcenter harbor town line on rte. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The unsuspected, starring claude rains and audrey totter, plays saturday, january 30, at noir city. In 1914, he made the trip to new york and worked in. He made an interesting screen debut, given top billing in james whales the invisible man 1933. The unsuspected is directed by michael curtiz and adapted to screenplay by bess meredyth and ranald macdougall from the novel written by charlotte armstrong. The film opens as roslyn bright barbara waddell, secretary to radio personality victor grandison claude rains, is speaking on the telephone from grandisons home office to althea keane audrey totter, wife of grandisons alcoholic nephew oliver keane hurd. Claude rains, constance bennett, audrey totter, joan caulfield, hurd hatfield, michael north, fred clark im always excited to alert this one, esp. He was an overnight success as he was given top billing in a highly. Skeffington 1944 job skeffington strange holiday 1945 this love of ours 1945 joseph targel caesar and cleopatra 1945 julije cezar notorious 1946 alex. Also in good support we have constance bennett as claude rains radio producer. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Alice raines phone, address, background info whitepages. Music is by franz waxman and cinematography by elwood bredell.
The unsuspected 1947 michael curtiz, claude rains, joan. The invisible man, ironically, made him quite the visible star. When james whale ordered him to watch movies to observe film acting in preparation for his role in the invisible man 1933, westley was his. Claude rains grave moultonborough, new hampshire atlas. The unsuspected may have started a vogue for technogimmickry in crime films, something that quickly spun out of control in postwwii hollywood and continues unabated to this day. Article on claude rains house in sandwich, nh from the. Given his childhood speech impediments and his origins in a destitute london neighborhood, the ascent of claude rains 18891967 to the stage and screen is remarkable.
Michael raines is a homicide detective who had ambitions to become a mystery writer. Claude rains scrapbook devoted to his farm, stock grange. The unsuspected is a 1947 american blackandwhite film noir directed by michael curtiz and. The unsuspected 1947 with claude rains classic film freak. English stage and film actor, 10 november 1889 in camberwell, london, england, died 30 may 1967 in laconia, new hampshire, usa.
View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for alice raines. He also delivered memorable performances as the psychiatrist in now, voyager 1942, as. Hot teenage virgin judy is surprised and gangpopped by family dogs. Raines must deal with his unique, unintentional method, as it causes problems between his coworkers and his. Smith goes to washington 1939, casablanca 1942, mr. A column that appeared on october 23, 1946, noted that claude rains was being sought. Director michael curtiz masterfully tells the fictional story of radio host alexander grandison claude rains as derived from. The screenplay was cowritten by bess meredyth, who was married to director curtiz. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. English stage and film actor, 10 november 1889 in camberwell, london, england, died 30 may 1967 in laconia. He solves murders by hallucinating reconstructions of the victims, building on the evidence at hand.
Jack griffin in the invisible man 1933 he appeared in classic films such as the adventures of robin hood 1938, mr. Claude rains full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. What the unsuspected also has going for it is claude rains, giving one of his most nuanced performances as the mesmerizing master of. Claude rains was a versatile character actor who had an immensely successful career of over 47 years on both stage and screen and who is remembered for outstanding performances in many well known movies including the invisible man and, particularly, casablanca he was nominated on four occasions for the academy award for best supporting actor for his performances in mr. It stars joan caulfield, claude rains, audrey totter, constance bennett, hurd hatfield and ted north. And as if playing the invisible man werent enough, rains further embellished his universal monster cachet by also starring as larry talbots father in the 1941 the wolf man and as the title role of the 1943 version of the phantom of the opera. The unsuspected is a 1947 murder drama directed by michael curtiz, based on the novel of the same name by charlotte armstrong. He learned the technical end of the business by working his way up from being a twodollarsaweek page boy to stage manager. Mar 18, 2020 claude rains, british motion picture and stage character actor noted for his smooth distinguished voice, polished ironic style, and intelligent portrayal of a variety of roles, ranging from villains to sympathetic gentlemen. The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host mysteriously commits suicide after his wealthy young niece disappears.
The clairvoyant 1935 starring claude rains and fay wray. Claude rains died on may 30, 1967 in laconia, new hampshire. Claude rains 18891967 was an english actor of stage and screen whose career spanned 46 years. Smith goes to washington 1939, the wolf man 1941, casablanca and kings row both 1942, notorious. The film was based on the novel written by charlotte armstrong.
The secretary of an affably suave radio mystery host. Claude rains was nominated for an oscar as best supporting actor four times during his film career. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. An actors voice, he was friends with helen westley from the time they were in the theatre guild together in new york. The first cemetery you will see is not red hill but the bean cemetery. Maximus, a smalltime music hall mind reader, has frightening flashes of precognition. Find highquality claude rains stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. But it took claude rains to bring the invisible man to fullblown megomaniacal life. We found 83 records for kenneth raines in mississippi, wisconsin and 30 other states. In the 1947 noty voting, the unsuspected ranked 15th. The unsuspected is a 1947 american blackandwhite film noir directed by michael curtiz and starring claude rains, audrey totter, ted north, constance bennett, and joan caulfield.
Given his childhood speech impediments and his origins in a destitute london neighborhood, the ascent of claude rains 18891967 to. Hollywood home tour claude rains the hollywood homes tour was temporarily cancelled the last few weeks owing to motor trouble, but now the bus is fixed and revving to go and al, our driver, is here to tell all the passengers where the bus will be taking them next. The career of claude rains is often, and unfairly, overshadowed by the careers of the everpopular karloff, lugosi, chaney and rathbone, but few can dispute that he was truly one of the worlds foremost character actors. This was a period in bennetts career was on the decline she would only make a handful more pictures and the unsuspected is the last really strong work as well as her career continued to fade, though she was having a bit of a comeback prior to her. His only child, jessica rains, was born to him and his fourth wife, frances propper, in 1938. Claude rains casablanca plays the smooth, scheming radio star in a swanky film noir that includes joan caulfield monsieur beaucaire and. Rainss difficulties in his formative years provided reserves of. William claude rains 10 november 1889 30 may 1967 was a britishamerican film and stage actor whose career spanned six decades. Early life rains was born william claude rains known as willie in camberwell, london on november 10, 1889. Claude rains biography, movie highlights and photos. Claude rains biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Louis renault forever and a day 1943 phantom of the opera 1943 erique claudin the phantom of the opera passage to marseille 1944 mr. Claude rains from call boy to stage manager to the.
The claude rains grave site in moultonborough click on the pictures to see a larger image directions. His films included the invisible man 1933, casablanca 1942, and notorious 1946. Born in london, england, he began his career on stage as a child. Claude rains was nominated for four academy awards. By the mid 1920s, he made the trip to hollywood to make his screen debut. He was known best for his role as inspector renault in the 1942 classic casablanca. William claude rains, born in the clapham area of london, was the son of the british stage actor frederick rains. Skeffington, the invisible man, cleopatra and notorious. Smith goes to washington, the wolf man, now voyager, lawrence of arabia, the adventures of robin hood, mr. The unsuspected claude rains joan caulfield audrey totter 1947 the narrator claude rains of a murdermystery radio show is a killer, but his niece joan caulfield would never know it. A cleanshaven claude appears and is partnered with bennet to work for the company in 1992, on the rooftop of the deveaux building, claude and mr.
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