Claude Rains

Contrary to their usual caution, Warner Brothers bit off a great deal more than they could chew when they tried to make a cogent motion picture out of Henry Bellamann's gloomy and ponderous novel, "Kings Row." And the consequence is an equally gloomy and ...  

Small Wonders: The puppy chroniclesGlendale News PressThe black and white terrier bore a striking resemblance to a Lilliputian Claude Rains as Captain Renault in “Casablanca,” mixed with the madcap exuberance of Salvador Dali. Isabella, Izzy for short, she was christened by Thing 1. ...and more »  

Letters: Marines not PC, but they aren't war criminalsPalm Beach PostActor Claude Rains, as Capt. Louis Renault in the movie Casablanca, said he was "shocked, shocked" to learn that there was gambling in Rick's Café Américain. I am "shocked, shocked" to learn that Marines allegedly urinated on dead Taliban terrorists. ...and more »  

Here's looking at you shooting your eye out, kidOpelika Auburn News“Casablanca” has the wonderful Claude Rains ordering his men to “Round up the usual suspects,” and Bogart says to him, “Louis, this looks like the start of a beautiful friendship.” “In A Christmas Story,” Jean Shepherd, the writer and narrator, ...  

NYSE to Brokers: Hey, No Gambling in the Casino!Wall Street Journal (blog)He adds that similar memos have gone out in earlier years and that the warning is directed mainly at brokers and NYSE employees who place bets on the NFL playoffs. We are nevertheless reminded of the immortal words of Claude Rains's character Captain ...and more »  

Patriots, Giants are the picks hereUtica Observer Dispatch (blog)In the end, if I were betting – and, like Claude Rains' Captain Renault in “Casablanca” I'd be shocked, shocked to discover that gambling is going on here – I'd put my money on the Patriots and Giants. Since I'm not, and since I don't have a team in ...  

Zoren: The John Bolaris firing: Should it be a surprise?Delaware County Daily TimesSo if Bolaris's jaunt to Miami, his admission that he sought and was open to random sexual encounters, and his getting into notable, if not notorious, trouble at a bar was a shock to Channel 29 brass, it has to be the same kind of shock Claude Rains' ...