Claude Rains

Claude Rains was the quintessential supporting actor, so much so that people often see him as the star of a film even when he was really there to support someone else. He was the favourite actor of no less a name than Bette Davis. He taught the art of acting to Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud. He appeared in some of the best loved movies of all time and his face is instantly recognisable to most filmgoers. Yet he never won an Academy Award.

He made his mark on Hollywood from moment one, as the title character in the original Universal version of The Invisible Man. He appeared in a few more horror movies but he quickly diversified into all genres, his strong and versatile voice able to meet any requirements. His best known roles are probably as Prince John in The Adventures of Robin Hood, Capt Renault in Casablanca and the sinister Alexander Sebastian in Hitchcock's Notorious, but he was memorable in every film he made.

Here are links to reviews here at Apocalypse Later, with some older reviews from my far less substantial 2006 blog at Hal and Dee at the Movies and links to the IMDb pages for each film. Ratings are for films watched since 2004, reviews since 2006. H is me, D is my better half.

Rating System
1 - Abysmal | 2 - Bad | 3 - Poor | 4 - OK | 5 - Good | 6 - Excellent | 7 - Classic

Reviews at Apocalypse Later
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
Hearts Divided	1936	3	3	Frank Borzage	IMDB
Stolen Holiday	1937	4	4	Michael Curtiz	IMDB
The Prince and the Pauper	1937	5	5	William Keighley	IMDB
They Won't Forget	1937	5	5	Mervyn LeRoy	IMDB
Gold is Where You Find It	1938	5	5	Michael Curtiz	IMDB
The Adventures of Robin Hood	1938	6	7	Michael Curtiz & William Keighley	IMDB
Daughters Courageous	1939	5	5	Michael Curtiz	IMDB
The Sea Hawk	1940	5	5	Michael Curtiz	IMDB
Lady with Red Hair	1940	4	4	Curtis Bernhardt	IMDB
Four Mothers	1941	5		William Keighley	IMDB
Casablanca	1942	7	7	Michael Curtiz	IMDB
Mr Skeffington	1944	6	6	Vincent Sherman	IMDB
Notorious	1946	7	6	Alfred Hitchcock	IMDB
Deception	1946	5	5	Irving Rapper	IMDB
The Unsuspected	1947	5	5	Michael Curtiz	IMDB
The Passionate Friends	1949	7	6	David Lean	IMDB
The White Tower	1950	5	5	Ted Tetzlaff	IMDB
Where Danger Lives	1950	5	4	John Farrow	IMDB
Sealed Cargo	1951	4	5	Alfred Werker	IMDB
Twilight of Honor	1963	5	5	Boris Sagal	IMDB

Old Reviews at Hal and Dee at the Movies
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
The Clairvoyant	1934	5	6	Maurice Elvey	IMDB
They Made Me a Criminal	1939	5	5	Busby Berkeley	IMDB
Juarez	1939	6		William Dieterle	IMDB
Passage to Marseille	1944	5	6	Michael Curtiz	IMDB
Angel on My Shoulder	1946	6	6	Archie Mayo	IMDB

Rated Not Reviewed
Title	Year	H	D	Director(s)	IMDb
The Invisible Man	1933	7	7	James Whale	IMDB
Four Daughters	1938	7		Michael Curtiz	IMDB
Mr Smith Goes to Washington	1939	7	7	Frank Capra	IMDB
Four Wives	1939	6		Michael Curtiz	IMDB
Here Comes Mr Jordan	1941	7		Alexander Hall	IMDB
The Wolf Man	1941	6	7	George Waggner	IMDB
Now, Voyager	1942	7		Irving Rapper	IMDB