Editing Colin Clive (section)

==Hollywood==
Clive's first screen role, in ''[[Journey's End (1930 film)|Journey's End]]'' (1930), was also directed by [[James Whale]]. Clive played the tormented alcoholic Captain Stanhope, a character that (much like Clive's other roles) mirrored his personal life.
He was an in-demand leading man for several major film actresses of the era, including [[Katharine Hepburn]], [[Bette Davis]], [[Corinne Griffith]], and [[Jean Arthur]]. He starred as [[Edward Rochester]] in the [[Jane Eyre (1934 film)|1934 adaptation]] of ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' opposite [[Virginia Bruce]]. He was a descendant of [[Robert Clive]] and appeared in a starring role in ''[[Clive of India (film)|Clive of India]]'' (1935), a [[biopic]] of his ancestor. Clive remarked that he was disappointed he did not get to portray his own ancestor in the film.<ref name=obit/><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Clive — Clive of England (1935) 🇺🇸 |url=https://vintoz.com/blogs/vintage-movie-resources/colin-clive-clive-of-england |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Vintoz |language=en}}</ref>

Colin Clive, together with [[Leo G. Carroll]], starred in a radio play titled ''The Other Place.'' It was written by [[John L. Balderston]] for the radio program ''[[The Fleischmann's Yeast Hour]]'' hosted by [[Rudy Vallee]]''.'' It was aired on 14 November 1935.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jp|date=2012-04-09|title=The Twilight Zone Vortex: "A Nice Place to Visit"|url=http://twilightzonevortex.blogspot.com/2012/04/nice-place-to-visit.html|access-date=2021-05-03|website=The Twilight Zone Vortex}}</ref>

In a 1935 interview with [[Film Weekly]], Clive stated that he hated horror films and preferred more serious dramatic roles, only appearing in horror for financial reasons and because his performances were popular with audiences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-04 |title=The Classic Horror Film Board-Colin Clive: &quot;I hate horror films!&quot; |url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/monsterkidclassichorrorforum/colin-clive-i-hate-horror-films-t80584.html |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=The Classic Horror Film Board |language=en-us}}</ref>

When his agent discovered that Clive was only accruing 30% of his actual income due to paying taxes in both the United States and the United Kingdom, Clive refused to obtain American citizenship, which would have removed British taxes, fearing that it would prevent him from serving in the British army if a war broke out.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colin Clive — Clive of England (1935) 🇺🇸 |url=https://vintoz.com/blogs/vintage-movie-resources/colin-clive-clive-of-england |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Vintoz |language=en}}</ref>

Author [[Ayn Rand]] wrote Clive a fan letter in 1934 after seeing a stage performance of ''Journey’s End'', praising Clive’s performance and character. Clive responded that he was very touched by the letter and would always keep it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arrival in America to We the Living |url=https://aynrand.org/archives/chapters/chapter-1/#item-5816 |access-date=2025-02-13 |website=AynRand.org |language=en}}</ref>