Les Misérables (1935)

The immortal classic that shook a nation… is now a glorious picture !

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

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Fredric March

Jean Valjean / Champmathieu

Charles Laughton

Inspector Emile Javert

Cedric Hardwicke

Bishop Bienvenue (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)

Rochelle Hudson

Cosette

Florence Eldridge

Fantine

Frances Drake

Eponine

John Beal

Marius

Jessie Ralph

Madame Magloire

Mary Forbes

Mlle. Baptiseme

Florence Roberts

Toussaint

J

Jane Kerr

Madame Thenardier

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Thenardier

C

Charles Haefeli

Brevet

Marilyn Knowlden

Little Cosette (as Marilynne Knowlden)

John Bleifer

Chenildieu

Eily Malyon

Mother Superior

John Carradine

Enjolras

Bess Flowers

Trial Spectator (uncredited)

Robert Greig

Prison Governor at Jean's Release (uncredited)

K

Kai Schmidt

Lawyer (uncredited)

Everett Brown

Black Convict

Leonid Kinskey

Genflou

Harry Semels

Cochepaille

I

Ian Maclaren

Head Gardener

Vernon Downing

Brissac

L

Lyons Wickland

Lamarque

H

Herbert Ashley

Drunk at Inn

S

Sam Baker

Black Convict

E

Elmer Ballard

Court Clerk

Reginald Barlow

Henri

George Barraud

Prosecutor in Arras

Leon Beaumon

Gendarme in Prefect's Office

M

Margaret Bloodgood

Factory Forewoman

Stanley Blystone

Gendarme in Prefect's Office

Sidney Bracey

Mayor's Clerk

Herbert Bunston

Judge at Favorelles

R

Ray Burgess

Gendarme in Prefect's Office

William P. Carleton

First Judge in Arras

P

Phillip Cash

Galley Carpenter Warders

K

Kathleen Chambers

Jean's Paris Servant After Convent

Stephen Chase

Gendarme at Bishop's Home

Davison Clark

Marcin

G

Gilbert Clayton

Duchaine

Heinie Conklin

Drunk at Inn

M

Maxine Cook

Thernardier's Child

Harry Cording

Beam Warder

J

J. Gunnis Davis

Defense Consul in Arras

Jack Curtis

Gendarme in Prefect's Office

Joe De Stefani

Usher in Arras Courtroom / Old Clerk in Arras

L

Lowell Drew

Duval

D

David Dunbar

Gendarme in Prefect's Office

C

Cecil Elliott

Concierge

William Elmer

Lawyer

A

Arthur Evers

Court Clerk

Al Ferguson

Gendarme

R

Raúl Figarola

Lawyer

Budd Fine

Galley Fight Warder

Olin Francis

Galley Whip Warder

Christian J. Frank

Gendarme Investigator

R

Roger Gray

Gendarme at Inn

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