English actor Ronald Colman started out as a silent star and was one of the few that made the switch to sound films.

One of the most chilling Dicken's lines was his in A Tale of Two Cities: 'It's a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It's a far, far better rest I go to, than I have ever known.' Also prominant in his life was 'The Halls of Ivy," a radio show that later was transferred to television.

Film highlights:

A Tale of Two Cities
Lost Horizon
The Prisoner of Zenda
Lucky Partners
Random Harvest
A Double Life
Champange for Caeser