35 Movies Starring Cedric Hardwicke

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The Pumpkin Eater  1964  3.0 stars 118 mins Classics   Rated: NR  until 01-Jan-2011     Jo (Anne Bancroft, who won a Best Foreign Actress BAFTA Award) is twice married with six kids when she meets writer Jake Armitage (Peter Finch). After leaving husband No. 2, Jo settles down with Jake, in yet another attempt at marital bliss. But happiness continues to elude Jo when she discovers her new spouse's infidelity. This expertly paced chronicle of a crumbling marriage is built on an award-winning script by playwright Harold Pinter.

Five Weeks in a Balloon  1962  3.1 stars 101 mins Classics   Rated: PG In this adaptation of Jules Verne's first novel, Professor Ferguson (Cedric Hardwicke) leads a plucky band of travelers in a hot-air balloon on a journey across Africa to claim an uncharted corner of the continent for the British Empire. Along the way, the adventurers encounter bad weather, slave traders and a nasty sultan. The star-studded cast includes Red Buttons, Fabian, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre and Barbara Luna.

The Twilight Zone: Vol. 19  1960  3.9 stars 100 mins Television   Rated: R Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's thinly masked social commentary and philosophical discussions. Includes the classic episodes "A Most Unusual Camera," "The Jungle," "The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms" and "Uncle Simon."

Around the World in 80 Days  1956  3.5 stars 272 mins Classics   Rated: G  until 01-Jan-2011     This Oscar-nominated hit adaptation of Jules Verne's novel recounts the adventures of Englishman Phileas Fogg (David Niven), who takes on a seemingly impossible wager: traveling around the world with his butler, Passepartout (Cantinflas), in 80 days. The whirlwind journey takes the pair on adventures in India, Hong Kong and the United States. The film's star-studded cast includes Charles Boyer, Marlene Dietrich, Buster Keaton and many others.

The Ten Commandments  1956  4.0 stars 330 mins Classics   Rated: G The story of Moses comes to life in director Cecil B. DeMille's gigantic retelling. As the Egyptian prince turned Prophet of the Jews, Charlton Heston is Biblical fury incarnate, memorably smashing God's stone tablets in the face of his golden calf-worshipping followers. Yul Brynner is the caustic Pharaoh Rameses, who pursues Moses' followers at his own peril.

Helen of Troy  1956  3.0 stars 118 mins Classics   Rated: NR Trojan prince Paris (Jacques Sernas) heads to Sparta hoping to end the war between Troy and Greece. Instead, his ship capsizes and he's rescued ashore by Helen (Rossana Podesta), whom he falls for. He has no idea that Helen is Sparta's queen and that her husband, King Menelaus (Niall MacGinnis), has battle plans already in place. When Menelaus learns of Helen's love for Paris, he launches an attack of mammoth proportions on Troy.

Around the World in 80 Days: Disc 2  1956  3.6 stars 272 mins Classics   Rated: G This Oscar-nominated hit adaptation of Jules Verne's novel recounts the adventures of Englishman Phileas Fogg (David Niven), who takes on a seemingly impossible wager: traveling around the world with his butler, Passepartout (Cantinflas), in 80 days. The whirlwind journey takes the pair on adventures in India, Hong Kong and the United States. The film's star-studded cast includes Charles Boyer, Marlene Dietrich, Buster Keaton and many others.

Richard III  1955  3.6 stars 159 mins Classics   Rated: NR  until 22-Jul-2011     Laurence Olivier stars as England's storied ruling monarch in one of Shakespeare's greatest historical drama. In a Machiavellian masterstroke, Richard III plays relatives against each other and ascends to the throne amid the War of the Roses. But things start to go bad when he murders two young princes he'd imprisoned in the infamous Tower of London. Cedric Hardwicke, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson co-star.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde  1955  2.9 stars 50 mins Horror   Rated: NR The legendary classic gets an unusual twist in this early adaptation by author Gore Vidal, starring Michael Rennie. When Mr. Hyde is shot and killed and Dr. Jekyll is nowhere to be found, Jekyll's friend Utterson (Sir Cedric Hardwick) looks to the doctor's journal for answers to his mysterious disappearance. The journal reveals his friend's monstrous descent into madness during an experiment to uncover the dual nature of man's soul. …

Richard III: Bonus Material  1955  3.5 stars 159 mins Classics   Rated: NR The bonus disc accompanying Laurence Olivier's masterful Shakespearean adaptation includes a vintage 1966 BBC interview with Olivier (hosted by theater critic Kenneth Tynan), an extensive gallery of on-set and production stills and posters, a 12-minute TV behind-the-scenes featurette, the theatrical trailer and an essay by film historian Bruce Eder.

The Green Glove  1952  2.6 stars 90 mins Classics   Rated: NR Years after letting a World War II art thief (George Macready) escape from his watch, down-on-his-luck American solider Michael Blake (Glenn Ford) returns to France to search for the man's hidden loot -- a glove studded with emeralds. In Paris, Blake teams up with a pretty tour guide named Christine (Geraldine Brooks), and together they set off on a thrilling race to find the precious religious artifact before it winds up in the wrong hands.

The Desert Fox  1951  3.6 stars 91 mins Classics   Rated: NR  starting 01-Jun-2011     Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (convincingly portrayed by James Mason) was known for his exploits in the Afrika Korps. This classic film, directed by Henry Hathaway, chronicles Rommel's life -- including his military career, his contribution to supposed attempts on Adolf Hitler's life and his lonely demise. Jessica Tandy co-stars as Rommel's wife.

Rope  1948  3.8 stars 81 mins Classics   Rated: PG Farley Granger and John Dall are riveting as two friends who pride themselves on committing the "perfect murder" -- until their former teacher (James Stewart) becomes increasingly suspicious -- in this classic Hitchcock thriller inspired by a real-life crime. Over the course of a seemingly routine cocktail party, the professor, to his horror, will discover how brutally his students have turned his academic theories into chilling reality.

I Remember Mama  1948  3.9 stars 134 mins Classics   Rated: NR Based on John Van Druten's play, director George Stevens's drama gathers the recollections of a Norwegian family relocated to San Francisco -- especially those of Katrin (Barbara Bel Geddes), a novelist who credits her mother, Marta (Irene Dunne), for her and her siblings' success. In spite of poverty and the difficulties of adjusting to a new country, Marta persevered, paving the way for her children's bright future.

Connecticut Yankee / Emperor Waltz  1948  3.5 stars 214 mins Classics   Rated: NR Johnny Burke "musicalizes" Mark Twain's classic story, with Bing Crosby as a mechanic who gets transported into the past and ends up a wisecracking wizard in King Arthur's court. In The Emperor Waltz, Crosby once again deals with royals: This time, he sells record players to members of the Austrian court of Emperor Franz Joseph. Joan Fontaine co-stars, and Billy Wilder directs.

Tycoon  1947  3.4 stars 129 mins Classics   Rated: NR Deep in South America, Johnny Munroe (John Wayne) and Pop Mathews (James Gleason) toil away on a transmountain railroad through the Andes. They lock horns with their corrupt boss (Cedric Hardwicke), a situation made worse when Munroe falls for the man's beautiful daughter (Laraine Day). Anthony Quinn co-stars in this larger-than-life romantic adventure.

Nicholas Nickleby  1947  2.9 stars 107 mins Classics   Rated: NR This classic 1947 adaptation of Charles Dickens's celebrated tale of hardship and wily determination stars Derek Bond as Nicholas Nickleby, a boy confronted with protecting himself and his family from the wicked designs of his wretched, greedy uncle (Cedric Hardwicke). Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, the atmospheric film also stars Stanley Holloway, Sally Ann Howes, Mary Merrall, Alfred Drayton, Cyril Fletcher and Bernard Miles.

Lured  1947  3.4 stars 103 mins Classics   Rated: NR A movie star long before she became small screen's darling, Lucille Ball headlines this 1947 London-set mystery (directed by melodrama master Douglas Sirk) as an American dance hall girl named Sandra who's searching for a missing friend. When Sandra learns that her friend may be the victim of a serial killer, she agrees to help Scotland Yard set a trap. The cast also includes George Sanders and Boris Karloff.

The Keys of the Kingdom  1945  3.9 stars 137 mins Classics   Rated: NR Gregory Peck turns in an Oscar-nominated performance in his second feature film, in which he plays a young priest whose nontraditional beliefs set him apart from his pious superiors (including Vincent Price). Sent to China to reconstruct a ramshackle mission, the maverick Father Francis Chisholm (Peck) comes face to face with a variety of professional challenges, including an invading army of nonbelievers.

The Lodger  1944  3.4 stars 84 mins Classics   Rated: NR Though well-aware of the Jack the Ripper slayings, Robert and Ellen Burton (Cedric Hardwicke and Sara Allgood) take in a lodger to make ends meet. But as the actions of their mysterious boarder (Laird Cregar) grow increasingly suspicious, the couple wonders if they've opened their home to a killer. Based on the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes, director John Brahm's creepy thriller also stars George Sanders and Merle Oberon.

Wing and a Prayer  1944  3.4 stars 97 mins Classics   Rated: NR  starting 01-Jul-2011     Don Ameche is the flight commander on a Navy aircraft carrier in the South Pacific in the days following Pearl Harbor and leading up to the battle of Midway. Actual combat footage is blended with expert re-creations as veteran action director Henry Hathaway keeps the thrills coming and loads the film with a plethora of familiar faces: Dana Andrews, Charles Bickford and Richard Jaeckel. Jerome Cady's original screenplay was Oscar-nominated.

Forever and a Day  1943  3.0 stars 106 mins Classics   Rated: NR In this episodic, World War II film, an American (Kent Smith) travels to London to sell the stately old house that belongs to his family. While he's visiting the home, bombs fall all around as the current resident recounts the dwelling's remarkable history. This inspirational movie produced to raise money for British war relief boasts a cast of more than 80 stars and directors, including René Clair, Ray Milland, Merle Oberon and Ida Lupino.

Invisible Agent / Invisible Man's Revenge  1942  3.6 stars 169 mins Classics   Rated: NR Talk about going undercover! In The Invisible Agent, a government spy (Jon Hall) has the perfect disguise when he uses his cloak of invisibility to fight the Nazis. Costars Ilona Massey and Peter Lorre; Edwin L. Marin directs. In The Invisible Man's Revenge, a greedy young man (Hall again) strikes a bargain with a scientist to become invisible so he can gain a valuable estate. But, naturally, things go horribly awry. Ford Beebe directs.

Commandos Strike at Dawn  1942  3.1 stars 100 mins Classics   Rated: NR Nominated for Best Score at the 1942 Academy Awards, this wartime film tells the story of an unassuming Norwegian fisherman, Erik Toresen (Paul Muni), who leads his neighbors in a rebellion against the invading Nazi troops. When the soldiers start gunning at him, Erik escapes to England and joins the British army to continue his fight against the Germans.

Suspicion  1941  3.8 stars 99 mins Classics   Rated: NR Shy and beautiful Lina (Joan Fontaine, in an Oscar-winning performance) falls head over heels for handsome gambler Johnnie (Cary Grant) -- but after the couple elopes, she begins to fear for her life when she discovers Johnnie's true nature and dark past in this Alfred Hitchcock thriller. Lina's doubts about her husband are compounded when he expresses a growing fascination with poison and a colleague of his meets an untimely death.

Invisible Man Returns / Invisible Woman  1940  3.6 stars 153 mins Classics   Rated: NR In his first horror movie, The Invisible Man Returns, Vincent Price stars as the titular gent you can "see right through" when he goes undercover to clear his name of a murder charge. Costars Cedric Hardwicke; Joe May directs. In The Invisible Woman, a nutty professor (John Barrymore) transforms a model (Virginia Bruce) into an invisible woman, and that gets the mob interested! Contains great comedy gags directed by A. Edward Sutherland.

The Howards of Virginia  1940  3.1 stars 115 mins Classics   Rated: NR During the Revolutionary War era, Matt Howard (Cary Grant) dedicates himself to the cause of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in his native city of Williamsburg, Virginia. At Howard's side through his years as a frontiersman and his life among the "landed gentry" is his wife (Martha Scott). Highlights include the Boston Tea Party and firebrand Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty" speech.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame  1939  3.6 stars 115 mins Drama   Rated: NR Overcome by lust, High Justice Frollo (Cedric Hardwicke) -- a religious fraud -- dispatches deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo (Charles Laughton) to kidnap winsome gypsy Esmeralda (Maureen O'Hara). But Quasimodo is thwarted and pays for his crime with a public flogging. Esmeralda offers him comfort, and her kindness kindles his passion. When she's later falsely convicted of murder and condemned to death, only the love-struck Quasimodo can save her.

Son of Frankenstein /Ghost of Frankenstein  1939  3.8 stars 166 mins Classics   Rated: NR  starting 01-Feb-2011     In Ghost of Frankenstein, the not-so-good doctor (Cedric Hardwicke) thinks his monster could be cured if he only had a normal brain … so, with Ygor's (Bela Lugosi) "help," he takes it from the top. In Son of Frankenstein, the doctor's son (Basil Rathbone) returns to the ancestral castle 25 years after his father's demise. There, he meets Ygor (Bela Lugosi), who urges the young sawbones to take up where his father left off … so to speak!

Son of Frankenstein  1939 99 mins Classics   Rated: NR  starting 01-Feb-2011     When Wolf von Frankenstein (Basil Rathbone), son of the infamous madman, returns to the estate to claim his inheritance, he finds the deranged Ygor (Bela Lugosi) hiding in the castle with the comatose monster (Boris Karloff). On Ygor's pleading, Frankenstein revives his father's creation. And Ygor takes his revenge on those who condemned him. Lionel Atwill and Josephine Hutchinson also star in this third tale in the classic horror franchise.

Son of Frankenstein/ Ghost of Frankenstein  1939  3.2 stars 167 mins Classics   Rated: NR Son of Frankenstein The son of Dr. Frankenstein returns to his ancestral castle 25 years after his father's death. There he meets Ygor, who urges the young doctor to do it again.Ghost of Frankenstein Dr. Frankenstein's son Ludwig attempts to save his father's weakened monster by transplanting in a good brain, but evil Ygor has a different plan.

Things to Come  1936  3.0 stars 100 mins Classics   Rated: NR After decades of world war and a plague that wiped out much of the population, mankind struggles to rebuild its once-great civilization. Progress is at last being made, until the eve of a new manned space flight, when fear of another technological era threatens to tear apart the new society. Raymond Massey, Cedric Hardwicke and Ralph Richardson star in a story by H.G. Wells, adapted by the author himself.

Les Miserables  1935  3.9 stars 108 mins Classics   Rated: NR Richard Boleslawski directs this faithful cinematic rendition of Victor Hugo's timeless story about a man condemned to a life of suffering despite paying his dues after stealing a loaf of bread. In 18th-century France, Jean Valjean (Fredric March) becomes, against all odds, a factory owner after he's released from jail and starts anew. But a former prison guard, Inspector Javert (Charles Laughton), threatens to reveal his identity.

Becky Sharp  1935  2.5 stars 84 mins Classics   Rated: NR Adapted from William Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair, director Rouben Mamoulian's satirical film is notable as the first movie featuring the three-strip Technicolor process. The story follows the ups and downs of scrappy, ambitious Becky Sharp (Oscar-nominated Miriam Hopkins), who uses her good looks, intelligence and wit to climb the ranks of 19th century British society. Frances Dee, Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce and Billie Burke costar.

The Ghoul  1934  3.0 stars 80 mins Classics   Rated: NR Professor Morlant (Boris Karloff), a British Egyptologist, finds a magic jewel in the tomb of an Oriental idol. The talisman is supposed to grant immortality to those who are buried with it. So, Morlant arranges to have it put into his grave upon his demise. And beware those who might double-cross him, because Morlant's spirit will arise to wreak vengeance on his betrayers! This film was the screen debut of British stage actor Ralph Richardson.