Phantom of the Opera (1943): Arthur Lubin’s Oscar-Winning Romantic Horror, Starring Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains

It is the only Universal horror film to win an Oscar, for Art Direction and Cinematography.

Passionate Friends, The (1949): David Lean’s Romantic Triangle, Starring Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard

David Lean directed The Passionate Friends, a British romantic drama, based on a novel by H. G. Wells, revolving around a love triangle in which a woman cannot give up her affair with another man.

Where Danger Lives (1950): John Farrow’s Film Noir, Starring Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains

John Farrow directed Where Danger Lives, a mid-range film noir starring Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue and Claude Rains.