Claude King
Date of birth: 1875-01-14
Place of birth: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Claude Ewart King, Claud King
Biography
Claude King was an English stage and screen actor, in films from 1912 to 1941.
Movie Credits
The Silent Lover
1926-11-21
The dissolute Count Pierre Tornai, having dissipated his fortune in Paris, embezzles embassy funds w
Mystery of the Wax Museum
1933-02-18
A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed hi
Behind the Mask
1932-02-25
A Secret Service agent nabs a scalpel-happy doctor who runs drugs in caskets.
New Moon
1940-06-28
A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.
The Right to Live
1935-01-26
A man with a broken back dies after his wife has an affair with his brother.
Sporting Goods
1928-02-11
Sports-loving inventor Richard Shelby develops an "Elasto-Tweed" golf suit then hits the road in hop
Madame X
1929-08-17
A young, unfaithful wife and mother is thrown out by her cold, unforgiving husband, the Attorney Gen
Singed
1927-08-23
Dance-hall girl Dolly Wall invests her life savings in an oil well. A gusher comes in, enriching not
Behind That Curtain
1929-06-30
Sir George hires Hillary Gatt to find out more about Eric who wants to marry Lois. Gatt is murdered
Arrowsmith
1931-12-07
A medical researcher is sent to a plague outbreak, where he has to decide priorities for the use of
Smilin' Through
1932-09-24
On the day of his wedding, Sir John Carteret's fiancée, Moonyeen, is killed by a jealous rival named
Under Eighteen
1932-01-02
Working girl Margie Evans has decided there are two kinds of opportunities for a slum kid during the
Kiss of Araby
1933-04-21
While the commander of the British Army in Arabia, Major J. W. Courtney, is out in the desert chasin
Heartbreak
1931-11-08
John Merrick and Vilma Walden, who fall in love at an embassy fundraiser in Vienna before World War
The Leathernecks Have Landed
1936-02-17
Dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Marines after starting a barroom brawl that gets his leatherne
Lancer Spy
1937-10-08
An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a nationa
Outcast
1928-11-11
Outcast is a 1928 silent film drama produced and distributed by First National Pictures. It was dire
The World Moves On
1934-06-27
Two families, cotton merchants in England and America, with branches in France and Prussia swear to
Shanghai Express
1932-02-12
A beautiful temptress re-kindles an old romance while trying to escape her past during a tension-pac
The Second Floor Mystery
1930-04-26
In this mystery, a man and woman have been corresponding through a "personal" column under the names
The Black Watch
1929-05-22
Captain Donald King is sent to India to carry out a secret mission while the Black Watch, his regime
Circumstantial Evidence
1935-03-30
A reporter sets out to provide how unreliable circumstantial evidence is by faking a murder and then
White Woman
1933-11-10
A nightclub singer marries the rich owner of a rubber plantation. When she returns with him to his e
It Couldn't Have Happened (But It Did)
1936-08-01
When a play's two producers are murdered, the playwright tries to solve the crime.
Happy Go Lucky
1936-12-13
A singer in Shanghai looks exactly like a missing flyer who went missing, and is feared to have sold
City Park
1934-05-01
The old men meet a young girl, broke, hungry and discouraged, in the park. Colonel Henry Randolph Ra
Long Lost Father
1934-01-19
A long-absent father is reunited with his daughter, who still holds a grudge that he had deserted hi
Jungle Jim
1937-01-18
Two safaris enter the African jungle intent on finding a white girl who is the heiress to a fortune.
The Masquerader
1933-09-03
A drug-addicted member of Parliament needs to take time off and secretly pull his life together, so
The Gilded Lily
1935-01-25
Secretary Marilyn David falls in love with British aristocrat Charles Gray, to the dismay of her bes
Hello, Sister!
1933-04-14
Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, a
Once a Lady
1931-11-07
A young Russian woman marries a wealthy Englishman, and has a daughter with him. After she has an af
In Gay Madrid
1930-05-17
Ricardo, a young law student in his home town of Madrid, is a carefree playboy who loves nightclubs
Devotion
1931-09-25
A young Londoner disguises herself to become governess of the son of the barrister she loves.
Stolen Sweets
1934-03-15
Wealthy but unhappy Patricia Belmont meets fun-loving insurance salesman Bill Smith (and his fun-lov
6 Hours to Live
1932-10-15
The victim of a political assassination is brought back to life by a scientific experiment. However,
Follow Thru
1930-09-26
Lora Moore, the club champion, loses a golf match to a woman from another golf club. Then Jerry Down
Son of the Gods
1930-03-09
The popular Caucasian-looking son (Richard Barthelmess) of a wealthy Chinese businessman lives away
Mr. Wu
1927-03-26
When Mandarin Wu's unmarried daughter becomes pregnant by a young Englishman, he seeks vengeance.
Two Heads on a Pillow
1934-10-02
A lawyer handing a divorce case discovers the attorney for the opposition is his ex-wife.
Love Among the Millionaires
1930-07-05
A young waitress falls for the son of a railroad tycoon, and finds herself hobnobbing with the rich
Bad Girl
1931-08-13
A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of co
Charlie Chan in London
1934-09-12
Charlie Chan is sought out by Pamela Gray, a desperate young socialite whose brother Paul awaits exe
Rango
1931-03-07
The story of Ali and his son Bin, natives of Sumatra, who hunt in a jungle village.
Pleasure Cruise
1933-04-01
Shirley, a married woman, who is fed up of her husband's incessant nagging, decides to go on a cruis
East Lynne
1931-03-01
The refined Lady Isabel Carlisle, after leaving her family and enduring nearly a decade of hardships
Beloved Enemy
1936-12-25
In 1921, British Lord Athleigh arrives in Dublin with his daughter, Helen, to engage in peace talks.
Personal Maid's Secret
1935-10-26
A longtime maid for New York socialites watches from afar as the daughter she once gave up is raised
Born to Love
1931-04-17
A pregnant American nurse living in London during WWI, believing her soldier-fiance has been killed
Within the Law
1939-03-17
Shopgirl Mary Turner, sentenced to prison for someone else's theft, is released and takes revenge up
Broadway Serenade
1939-04-07
A married singer, pianist/composer team are struggling to hit it big in New York. Finally, they audi
Lady of the Tropics
1939-08-11
American playboy Bill Carey woos a half-caste beauty in French Indochina, but her second-class legal
The Ship That Died
1938-02-19
This MGM An Historical Mystery short traces the final voyage of the Mary Celeste, a ship discovered
The Perfect Gentleman
1935-11-22
A strait-laced country vicar is very embarrassed by his father's naughty exploits with a lively actr
Remember?
1939-12-19
Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jef
Cavalcade
1933-02-08
A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 is seen through the eyes of well-to-
Transatlantic
1931-08-19
As a luxurious ocean liner makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean, the audience is made privy to th
The Country Doctor
1936-03-12
A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for his services in a lumber town until he delivers qu
The Reckless Hour
1931-08-15
Seduced and abandoned, with child, by a charming cad, a former New York fashion model learns to dete
The Earl of Chicago
1940-01-05
A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Ear
The Girl from Scotland Yard
1937-05-30
A female agent tacks down the cause of mysterious explosions.
Three on the Trail
1936-04-14
An evil gang is involved in both cattle rustling and the robbing of stagecoaches. Hoppy must stop th
Smart Girl
1935-07-16
Socialite Pat Reynolds (Ida Lupino) is forced to become the "smart girl" of the title when her wealt
Irish Luck
1925-12-07
Tom Donahue, a New York traffic cop, wins a trip to Europe in a newspaper contest, and he decides to
Bella Donna
1923-03-31
Bella Donna, a seductive woman snares Nigel Armine into marriage and he takes her to Egypt to live.
He Learned About Women
1933-03-02
He Learned About Women is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Lloyd Corrigan and writte
The Philadelphia Story
1940-12-05
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriag
The Howards of Virginia
1940-09-19
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries d
Susan and God
1940-06-07
A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.
The Golden Fleecing
1940-08-16
A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.
The Last Outpost
1935-10-11
During WW1, the destinies of British officers Michael Andrews and John Stevenson seem intertwined on
Meet the Baron
1933-10-20
A charlatan posing as Baron Munchhausen is invited to be guest speaker at a girls' school.
Red Hair
1928-03-10
A free-spirited young girl has three middle-aged admirers, each of whom sees her from a completely d
Pilgrimage
1933-07-12
A mother from Arkansas is very possessive of her grown son. To prevent him from getting married she
Murder in Trinidad
1934-05-16
Author/explorer John W. Vandercook conceived the character of Bertram Lynch as an investigator for t
Warming Up
1928-08-04
Bert, a pitcher for a baseball team in a small town, is given the opportunity to try out for a team
Working Girls
1931-12-12
Two sisters from Indiana, the wide-eyed and innocent Mae Thorpe, and her more streetwise sister June
Prince of Diamonds
1930-03-26
Eve Marley (Aileen Pringle)is forced to marry a wealthy jeweler that she does not love in order to s
Oh Kay!
1928-08-26
On the eve of her wedding Lady Kay Rutfield runs off aboard her sloop. A storm carries her out to se
London After Midnight
2002-11-01
A reconstruction, made from still photographs, of the lost 1927 Tod Browning film London After Midni
London After Midnight
1927-12-03
The abandoned Balfour House, the owner of which was found dead five years earlier, comes back to li
Strange Cargo
1929-03-31
On board a yacht sailing from India to Britain, the owner of the vessel is murdered by one of the pa
Four Men and a Prayer
1938-04-29
The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933-09-14
When a good-for-nothing man named Dan is stabbed to death and his arm broken, Charlie Chan is on the
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu
1929-08-10
A Chinese doctor vows revenge against the allied troops who killed his wife and child during the Box
The Last of the Mohicans
1936-07-02
The story is set in the British province of New York during the French and Indian War, and concerns—
Becky
1927-11-12
Rebecca (Sally O'Neil) is a salesgirl who gets a chance at a Broadway show; there, she attracts and
Blue Skies
1929-03-16
Better known for her work in talkie "weepers," Helen Twelvetrees made a few preliminary appearances
The Man on the Rock
1938-09-03
A look at whether Napoleon Bonaparte indeed died on the island of St. Helena in 1821.
The Great Impersonation
1935-12-08
The second of the three film versions of the E. Phillips Oppenheim espionage thriller set largely in
Idols of Clay
1920-11-28
A girl raised isolated from society in the South Seas falls in love with a visiting sculptor.
If I Were King
1938-09-28
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his
The Chaser
1938-07-29
A sleazy lawyer gains clients by showing up at terrible accidents. His boss, determined to stop him,
Six Days
1923-09-09
Laline, a pretty young woman, falls in love with Dion, a young sculptor, but her mother wants her to
The Perfect Tribute
1935-08-15
The day after his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln meets a wounded Confederate soldier
The Knockout
1925-08-23
A Lambert Hillyer silent romantic love triangle boxing sports lumberjack logging melodrama about a w
Marie Antoinette
1938-08-26
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France,
The Moonstone
1934-08-20
A valuable gem from India is stolen in an old dark mansion and it is up to Scotland Yard inspector C
Desert Nights
1929-03-09
Jewel thieves pull a heist on a diamond mining operation in Africa and take the foreman hostage befo
The Ghost Comes Home
1940-03-08
Comic mayhem results when a small town pet store owner, mistakenly believed killed during a sea voya
Love and Learn
1928-01-14
In love with political candidate Anthony Cowles, heroine Nancy Blair gets wind of the opposition's s
The Making of O'Malley
1925-06-28
A policeman falls for a teacher, and befriends her students. A gang of bootleggers threatens his new
Why Girls Leave Home
1921-09-04
Mr. Hedder is an old fashioned man who will not let his daughter Anna own an evening gown, but she i
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941-08-12
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side,
The Big Brain
1933-08-04
A small-town barber finds himself short of stature but a giant in the world of stock promotion. As h
The Unguarded Hour
1925-11-22
Bryce Gilbert convinces his daughter, Virginia, that she should not elope with a casual boyfriend an