Harry Allen (actor) film role was in the 1923 silent film, "The Last Moment", in a supporting role. In his career Allen appeared in over 100 films, mostly in supporting and smaller roles. Some of the more notable films he appeared in include: "Of Human Bondage" (1934), starring Bette Davis and Leslie Howard; the Marx Brothers' classic, "A Night at the Opera"; the original "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935), starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable; William Wyler's 1942 Academy Award-winning film, "Mrs. Miniver", starring Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and Teresa Wright; "Jane Eyre" (1944), starring Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine; the Mickey Rooney
Charles Laughton had previously included several Bible readings when he played the title role in the film "Rembrandt". Laughton also narrated the story on the soundtrack album of the film that he directed, "Night of the Hunter", accompanied by the film's score. This album has also been released on CD. Also, and derived from the film they made together, a complete radio show (18 June 1945) of "The Canterville Ghost" was broadcast which featured Laughton and Margaret O'Brien. It has been issued on a Pelican LP. A two-LP Capitol Records album was released in 1962, the year of Laughton's death, entitled "The