Unquestionably the perfect pick for the part, it must also be said that Charles Laughton is ... Robert Donat and Elsa Lancester. The fair Barnes shares with Lanchester the major portion of footage ...

Charles Laughton (July 1, 1899 – December 15 ... He played the title role in Arnold Bennett's Mr Prohack (Elsa Lanchester was also in the cast), Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot in Alibi ...