By Vlad Zakh · September 4, 2026
Lawrence Grant was a distinguished British-born character actor of classic Hollywood and was often cast as a villain, judge or imperious authority figure. The Ghost of Frankenstein revives the monster through a new scientist, The Son of Monte Cristo takes up his father’s cause against tyranny, By Candlelight impersonates an employer to woo a chambermaid, and Speak Easily mistakes a timid professor for a theatre backer. Daughter of the Dragon and The Canary Murder Case round out the list.
01 Lawrence Grant appears in this Universal horror where Frankenstein's monster is revived by a new scientist whose experiments have even more sinister ambitions.
Directed by Erle C. Kenton · 1h 08m
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02 Lawrence Grant is in this swashbuckler about the son of the legendary Count of Monte Cristo, who takes up his father's mantle to fight a tyrannical ruler.
Directed by Rowland V. Lee · 1h 42m · Rated NR
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03 Lawrence Grant appears in this comedy where a butler impersonates his wealthy employer to woo a chambermaid he mistakes for an aristocrat.
Directed by James Whale · 1h 10m · Rated NR
04 Lawrence Grant appears in this Buster Keaton comedy about a timid college professor who is mistaken for a wealthy backer by a struggling travelling theatre troupe.
Directed by Edward Sedgwick · 1h 21m
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05 Lawrence Grant is in this thriller where the daughter of the notorious Dr. Fu Manchu is torn between honouring her father and her own heart.
Directed by Lloyd Corrigan · 1h 10m · Rated NR
06 Lawrence Grant features in this Philo Vance mystery where the detective investigates the murder of a scheming showgirl who was blackmailing her wealthy admirers.
Directed by Malcolm St. Clair & Frank Tuttle · 1h 22m · Rated NR
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