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Claude Rains
Birthdate: November 10, 1889
Death date: May 30, 1967

Claude Rains

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1920s
No Reviews
1
1930s
3.5558
21
total ranking of 3.5558
1940s
3.0323
24
total ranking of 3.0323
1950s
1.0925
6
total ranking of 1.0925
1960s
2.2168
5
total ranking of 2.2168
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Claude Rains is ranked overall as 2.9183 of of 4 stars2.9183

Claude Rains Movie Rankings

1
Claude Rains starring in Casablanca
Claude Rains scores a combined 3.9536 out of 4 stars for Casablanca3.9536
Expatriate and nightclub owner Rick Blaine is faced with the decision to help an old girlfriend's resistance-fighter husband escape the Nazis at the beginning of WWII. ...more about Casablanca
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2
Claude Rains starring in Lawrence of Arabia
Claude Rains scores a combined 3.8557 out of 4 stars for Lawrence of Arabia3.8557
Based on the true story of British Army lieutenant T.E. Lawrence. During WWI Lawrence manages to unite the various Arab tribes of the Middle East to help the Allies defeat the Turks. ...more about Lawrence of Arabia
3
Claude Rains starring in Adventures of Robin Hood
Claude Rains scores a combined 3.6412 out of 4 stars for Adventures of Robin Hood3.6412
Sir Robin of Locksley, defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. ...more about Adventures of Robin Hood
4
Notorious (1946)
Claude Rains scores a combined 3.6021 out of 4 stars for Notorious3.6021
After her father is convicted of treason and commits suicide Alicia is asked by the U.S. government to spy on a Brazilian Nazi faction to help clear her name. She agrees and later falls in love with the agent assigned to her case, but he feels he still can't trust her. ...more about Notorious
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
5
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Claude Rains scores a combined 3.4155 out of 4 stars for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington3.4155
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the state's senior senator--presidential hopeful and childhood hero, Senator Joseph Paine. ...more about Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
6
Sea Hawk, The (1940)
Claude Rains scores a combined 3.0991 out of 4 stars for Sea Hawk3.0991
Geoffrey Thorpe is an adventurous and dashing pirate, who feels that he should pirate the Spanish ships for the good of England. In one such battle, he overtakes a Spanish ship and when he comes aboard he finds Dona Maria, a beautiful Spanish royal. ...more about Sea Hawk
7
Invisible Man, The (1933)
Claude Rains scores a combined 3.0934 out of 4 stars for Invisible Man3.0934
A scientist turns himself invisible. However, the formula slowly drives him insane, causing him to terrorize the countryside as an invisible killer. ...more about Invisible Man
8
Wolf Man, The (1941)
Claude Rains scores a combined 3.0331 out of 4 stars for Wolf Man3.0331
Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He visits a gypsy camp with village girl Jenny Williams, who is attacked by Bela, a gypsy who has turned into a werewolf. ...more about Wolf Man
9
Kings Row (1942)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.9725 out of 4 stars for Kings Row2.9725
Five children in an apparently ideal American small town find their lives changing as the years pass near the turn of the century in 1900. ...more about Kings Row
10
Now, Voyager (1942)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.9679 out of 4 stars for Now2.9679
Charlotte Vale suffers under the domination of her Boston matron mother until Dr. Jaquith gets her to visit his sanitarium where she is transformed from frump to elegant, independent lady. ...more about Now
11
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.8769 out of 4 stars for Phantom of the Opera2.8769
Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. ...more about Phantom of the Opera
12
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.8193 out of 4 stars for Here Comes Mr. Jordan2.8193
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. ...more about Here Comes Mr. Jordan
13
Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.7422 out of 4 stars for Angel on My Shoulder2.7422
Gangster Eddie Lee (Paul Muni) is killed by a trusted lieutenant and finds himself in Harry Redmond Jr's special-effects Hell, where Nick/The Devil (Claude Rains) sees that he is an-exact double for a judge who Nick doesn't approve of. ...more about Angel on My Shoulder
14
Prince and the Pauper, The (1937)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.7092 out of 4 stars for Prince and the Pauper2.7092
On the same day two boys are born: the pauper Tom and prince Edvard. As a kid, Tom sneaks into the palace garden and meet the prince. ...more about Prince and the Pauper
15
They Made Me a Criminal (1939)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.6970 out of 4 stars for They Made Me a Criminal2.6970
Johnnie is a boxer. The same evening he won the world championship, he is charged for the murder of a reporter and is taken for dead. Running away from New York, he ends up in a ranch in Arizona, run by an old lady as a work farm for delinquent teenagers. ...more about They Made Me a Criminal
17
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.6775 out of 4 stars for Mr. Skeffington2.6775
Job Skeffington informs Fanny Trellis' that her brother Trippy has embezzled from the Skeffington bank. She marries Job to save Trippy who, angry with her, goes to World War I and is killed. ...more about Mr. Skeffington
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
18
Stolen Holiday (1937)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.6665 out of 4 stars for Stolen Holiday2.6665
Nicole Picot is working as a model in a Paris dress salon when she is picked by Stefan Orloff to help him convince a wealthy investor that he is well connected. She is to wear an expensive dress and dine with them because she has "class. ...more about Stolen Holiday
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Forever and a Day (1943)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.6118 out of 4 stars for Forever and a Day2.6118
During World War II an American travels to Britain to sell an old house near London that belongs to his family. But he mets Susan Trimble who lives in the house and who is strictly against the sale. ...more about Forever and a Day
  • Not Available on DVD
20
They Won't Forget (1937)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.5661 out of 4 stars for They Won't Forget2.5661
A southern town is rocked by scandal when teenager Mary Clay is murdered on Confederate Decoration Day. ...more about They Won't Forget
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.5615 out of 4 stars for Caesar and Cleopatra2.5615
Cleopatra hasn't been on the throne of the pharoahs of Egypt very long when Julius Caesar pays a visit. Caesar finds the prospect of romance more tempting than he expected, since Cleopatra is a rare woman who is bright as well as beautiful. ...more about Caesar and Cleopatra
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Gold Is Where You Find It (1938)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.5341 out of 4 stars for Gold Is Where You Find It2.5341
Michael Curtiz directs a Western that is almost of epic proportions, and screenwriters Warren Duff and Robert Buckner greatly assist in bringing about a snazzy script that is based on Clements Ripley's story. ...more about Gold Is Where You Find It
  • Not Available on DVD
23
Lady with Red Hair (1940)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.4565 out of 4 stars for Lady with Red Hair2.4565
A messy divorce leaves Mrs. Leslie Carter shunned by Chicago society for being an adulteress and forbidden from having custody of her son. ...more about Lady with Red Hair
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Deception (1946)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.4131 out of 4 stars for Deception2.4131
Music teacher Christine Radcliffe thought Karel Novak to have been killed in the war. She loves him more than ever and insists they marry. At their reception her benefactor and former lover offers Karel the chance to solo his new cello concerto. ...more about Deception
  • Not Available on DVD
25
White Banners (1938)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.4131 out of 4 stars for White Banners2.4131
A homeless woman named Hannah (Fay Bainter) drifts into the lives of the kindly Ward family, in a small Indiana town in 1919. Hannah makes herself useful as a cook and housekeeper and stays with the Wards... ...more about White Banners
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Four Daughters (1938)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.3994 out of 4 stars for Four Daughters2.3994
Musician Adam Lemp and his four equally musical daughters, Emma, Ann, Kay, and Thea, live happily together. Each daughter has an upstanding young man for whom she cares. ...more about Four Daughters
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Juarez (1939)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.3218 out of 4 stars for Juarez2.3218
The newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carolotta arrive in Mexico to face popular sentiment favoring Benito Juraez and democracy. He tries to appease the Mexicans but fails. ...more about Juarez
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Lost World, The (1960)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.1351 out of 4 stars for Lost World2.1351
Professor Challenger leads team of scientists and adventurers to a remote plateau deep within the Amazonian jungle to investigate reports that dinosaurs still live there. ...more about Lost World
  • Not Available on DVD
29
Clairvoyant, The (1934)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.1156 out of 4 stars for Clairvoyant2.1156
Maximus, a small-time music hall mind reader, has frightening flashes of precognition; but he cannot predict or control them ... ...more about Clairvoyant
  • Not Available on DVD
30
Man Who Reclaimed His Head, The (1934)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.1095 out of 4 stars for Man Who Reclaimed His Head2.1095
A brilliant but impoverished writer, who is a pacifist, goes to work for a publisher and writes anti-war editorials. ...more about Man Who Reclaimed His Head
  • Not Available on DVD
31
Crime Without Passion (1934)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.0912 out of 4 stars for Crime Without Passion2.0912
Prominent lawyer shoots unfaithful girlfriend during quarrel, has to establish alibi. ...more about Crime Without Passion
  • Not Available on DVD
32
Anthony Adverse (1936)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.0798 out of 4 stars for Anthony Adverse2.0798
In late 18th century Italy, a beautiful young woman finds herself married to a rich but cruel older man. However, she is in love with another, younger man. ...more about Anthony Adverse
  • Not Available on DVD
33
Unsuspected, The (1947)
Claude Rains scores a combined 2.0524 out of 4 stars for Unsuspected2.0524
A girl has been murdered. A woman (Joan Caulfield) cannot remember a man who claims to be her husband. Claude Rains is Joan's uncle and nosts a radio murder mystery show called the "Unsuspected". That is the crux of this good murder-mystery. ...more about Unsuspected
  • Not Available on DVD
34
Passionate Friends, The (1949)
Claude Rains scores a combined 1.8447 out of 4 stars for Passionate Friends1.8447
The Passionate Friends were in love when young, but separated, and she married an older man. Then Mary Justin meets Steven Stratton again and they have one last fling together in the Alps. ...more about Passionate Friends
  • Not Available on DVD
35
Saturday's Children (1940)
Claude Rains scores a combined 1.8173 out of 4 stars for Saturday's Children1.8173
Pretty Bobby Halevy loves Rims Rosson, a dreamer and inventor without much going for him. Rims has a scheme of going to Manila to turn hemp into silk and become rich. ...more about Saturday's Children
  • Not Available on DVD
36
Where Danger Lives (1950)
Claude Rains scores a combined 1.7337 out of 4 stars for Where Danger Lives1.7337
One night at the hospital, young doctor Jeff Cameron meets Margo, who's brought in after a suicide attempt. He quickly falls for her and they become romanticly involved, but it turns out that Margo is married. ...more about Where Danger Lives
  • Not Available on DVD
37
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
Claude Rains scores a combined 1.6332 out of 4 stars for This Earth Is Mine1.6332
In 1931, Elizabeth Rambeau comes from England to live in California with her aunt and uncle of a winemaking dynasty, who are still wealthy despite 12 years of Prohibition. ...more about This Earth Is Mine
  • Not Available on DVD
38
White Tower, The (1950)
Claude Rains scores a combined 1.4689 out of 4 stars for White Tower1.4689
The White Tower, a Matterhorn-like mountain in the Swiss Alps, has never been climbed. Carla Alten's father, a famous mountaineer, died in a long-ago attempt. ...more about White Tower
  • Not Available on DVD
39
Song of Surrender (1949)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
40
Build Thy House (1920)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
41
Daughters Courageous (1939)
No Reviews Available
Nan Masters, a single mother living with her four marriageable daughters, plans to marry Sam Sloane, businessman. Out of the blue her 1st husband Jim returns after deserting the family 20 years earlier. ...more about Daughters Courageous
  • Not Available on DVD
42
Four Mothers (1941)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
43
Four Wives (1939)
No Reviews Available
In this sequel to Four Daughters, Adam Lemp and his daughters have gone on with life after the death of Mickey Borden. Ann, Mickey's widow, falls in love with Felix Dietz, but on the day of her engagement discovers that she carries Mickey's child. ...more about Four Wives
  • Not Available on DVD
44
Hearts Divided (1936)
No Reviews Available
Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to the U.S. on a goodwill tour. ...more about Hearts Divided
  • Not Available on DVD
45
Last Outpost, The (1935)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
46
Lisbon (1956)
No Reviews Available
High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. ...more about Lisbon
  • Not Available on DVD
47
Man Who Watched the Trains Go By, The (1952)
No Reviews Available
Meak head clerk Kees Popinga realises at the same time as the police that owner De Koster has stripped his Dutch company clean because of his infatuation with Parisian girl Michelle. ...more about Man Who Watched the Trains Go By
  • Not Available on DVD
48
Moontide (1942)
No Reviews Available
After a drunken binge on the San Pablo waterfront, longshoreman Bobo fears he may have killed a man. In his uncertainty, he takes a job on an isolated bait barge. ...more about Moontide
  • Not Available on DVD
49
Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
50
Passage to Marseille (1944)
No Reviews Available
As French bomber crews prepare an air raid from a base in England, we learn the story of Matrac, a French journalist who opposed the Munich Pact. Framed for murder and sent to Devil's Island, he and four others escape. ...more about Passage to Marseille
51
Battle of the Worlds (1961)
No Reviews Available
A stray planet on a collision course with Earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble. What seems like a dead planet suddenly launches a fleet of flying saucers which attack our space fleets. ...more about Battle of the Worlds
52
Rope of Sand (1949)
No Reviews Available
Two years ago, hunting guide Mike Davis was with a client who trespassed on diamond company land and found a rich lode; Paul Vogel, sadistic commandant of company police, beat Mike nearly to death but failed to learn the location. ...more about Rope of Sand
  • Not Available on DVD
53
Sealed Cargo (1951)
No Reviews Available
During the war off Nova Scotia a fishing boat comes across a badly damaged Danish schooner with only the captain aboard after it has apparently been shelled by a German U-boat. ...more about Sealed Cargo
  • Not Available on DVD
54
Sons of Liberty (1939)
No Reviews Available
Set during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution. ...more about Sons of Liberty
55
Strange Holiday (1945)
No Reviews Available
Businessman John Stevenson returns from a camping holiday in the mountains to discover the whole of America has been taken over by foreign invaders. His family has been taken away and he is thrown into prison and must come to terms with the new USA. ...more about Strange Holiday
  • Not Available on DVD
56
This Love of Ours (1945)
No Reviews Available
At a convention, medical researcher Michel Touzac goes with colleagues to see stage caricaturist Targel, whose assistant Florence recognizes him...and attempts suicide. ...more about This Love of Ours
  • Not Available on DVD
57
Twilight of Honor (1963)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD