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A man who tells lies, like me, merely hides the truth. But a man who tells half-lies has forgotten where he put it.
Often we'd secretly like to do the very things we discipline ourselves against. Isn't that true? Well, here in the movies I can be as mean, as wicked as I want to - and all without hurting anybody. Look at that lovely girl I've just shot!
I learn the lines and pray to God.... (more Claude Rains quotes)
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree recognized Rains' acting talent and paid for the elocution books and lessons he needed due to his poor diction.
Rains was almost blind in one eye due to injury received in a gas attack during WWI.
Father of Jessica Rains.
Interred at Red Hill Cemetery, Moultonborough, New Hampshire, USA
Originally cast as the Duke de Lorca in Adventures of Don Juan (1948).... (more Claude Rains trivia)
| The Life and Times of Claude Rains by Carmella Felice | |
| Claude Rains: A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference to His Work in Film, Stage, Radio, Television and Recordings by John T. Soister and Joanna Wioskowski | |
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Passage to Marseille - Authentic Region 1 DVD from Warner Brothers starring Humphrey Bogart, Claude Rains, Michele Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, Helmut Dantine & Directed by Michael Curtiz |