Claude Rains in the Invisible Man | 1933

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Claude Rains in the Invisible Man | 1933

Starring: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart and William Harrigan
Directed by: James Whale
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Claude Rains E.E. Clive Forrester Harvey Gloria Stuart Henry Travers Una O'Connor William Harrigan bandages bicycle centennial comic relief crazy laughter dancing pants dressed driving dying early special effects exposition famous quote first appearance footsteps in the snow genre trademark - horror iconic image kablooey! (destruction and demolition) losing it mayhem protagonist introduction rant re-appearing singing special effects speech stealing the kill tirade train disaster transformation (the man becomes the wolf, the scientist becomes the fly) weaknesses wild laughter

Claude Rains (10 November 1889 – 30 May 1967) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned 47 years. He was known for many roles in Hollywood films, among them the title role in The Invisible Man (1933), a corrupt senator in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Mr. Dryden in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), and, perhaps his most notable performance, as Captain Renault in Casablanca (1942). Rains was born William Claude Rains in Camberwell, London. He grew up, according to his daughter, with "a very serious cockney accent and a speech impediment". His father was English stage actor Frederick Rains, and the young Rains made his stage debut at 11 in Nell of Old Drury. His acting talents were recognised by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, founder of The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Tree paid for the elocution lessons Rains needed in order to succeed as an actor. Later, Rains taught at the institution, teaching John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, among others. Rains served in the First...

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