Alfred Hitchcock : the early years of the master of suspense

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Label

Alfred Hitchcock : the early years of the master of suspense

Title remainder

the early years of the master of suspense

Statement of responsibility

StudioCanal ; Lions Gate Entertainment

Contributor

• Marmont, Percy, 1883-1977
• Marshall, Herbert, 1890-1966
• Maxwell, John, 1875-1940
• Ondra, Anny
• Percy, Esmé, 1887-1957
• Randolph, Elsie
• Simpson, Helen, 1897-1940
• Stannard, Eliot
• Terry, Harry
• Valentine, Val
• Reville, Alma
• CANAL+ Image International (Firm)
• Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
• Studio Canal
• Amann, Betty, 1906-1990
• Ayrton, Randle, 1869-1940
• Baring, Norah
• Barry, Joan, 1903-1989
• Brisson, Carl, 1893-1958
• Caine, Hall, 1853-1931
• Calthrop, Donald, 1888-1940
• Chapman, Edward, 1901-1977
• Collins, Dale, 1897-1956
• Dane, Clemence
• Esmond, Jill, 1908-1990
• France, C. V., (Charles V.), 1868-1949
• Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933
• Greet, Clare, 1871-1939
• Gwenn, Edmund, 1875-1959
• Hall Davis, Lilian, 1901-1933
• Harker, Gordon, 1885-1967
• Harvey, Forrester, 1884-1945
• Haye, Helen, 1874-1957
• Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980
• Hunter, Ian, 1900-1975
• Keen, Malcolm, 1887-1970
• Kendall, Henry, 1897-1962
• Konstam, Phyllis, 1907-1976
• Lawton, Frank, 1904-1969
• Longden, John, 1900-1971
• Mander, Miles, 1888-1946

Subject

• Trials (Murder) -- Drama
• Video recordings
• Videorecording
• Film adaptations
• Film noir
• Films for the hearing impaired
• Foreign films -- Great Britain
• Judicial error -- Drama
• Poor -- Drama
• Revenge -- Drama
• Betrayal -- Drama
• Rich people -- Drama
• Sailors -- Drama
• Swindlers and swindling -- Drama
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Boxing -- Drama
• Drama
• Extortion -- Drama
• Feature films -- Great Britain

Genre

• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Drama
• Video recordings
• Feature films
• Film adaptations
• Film noir
• Films for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

• The ring: A local prizefighter loses everything after being defeated by a champion in the ring and embarks on a quest to set up a rematch-- and revenge
• The manxman: After mistaken reports of a young sailor's death drive his fiancée into the arms of his best friend, the sailor returns home to face those who betrayed him
• Murder!: An actress is sentenced to death after being convicted of murder, but an unconvinced juror sets out to find the real killer in time to save the innocent woman
• The skin game: A poor family must resort to blackmail to get their land back after a wealthy land developer buys the family estate at an auction
• Rich and strange: A newly rich couple with marital problems find themselves stranded at sea after being swindled and must rekindle their love to survive the trip home

Related

• Skin game
• Manxman
• Murder!
• Rich and strange
• Ring

Cataloging source

MNN

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

• The ring: Photographer, John J. Cox ; art director, C. Wilfred Arnold
• The manxman: Photographer, Jack Cox ; art director, W. Arnold ; editor, Emile De Ruelle
• Murder!: Photographer, Jack Cox ; art director, John Mead ; editor, Rene Harrison
• The skin game: Photographer, Jack Cox ; editors, Rene Harrison, A. Gobett
• Rich and strange: Photographers, Jack Cox, Charles Martin ; editors, Rene Harrison, Winifred Cooper

Language note

English dialogue (all discs); English or Spanish subtitles, English closed-captioned (discs 2 and 3)

PerformerNote

• The ring: Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davies, Ian Hunter, Forrester Harvey, Harry Terry, Gordon Harker
• The manxman: Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen, Anny Ondra, Randle Ayrton, Claire Greet
• Murder!: Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring, Phyllis Konstam, Edward Chapman, Miles Mander, Esme Percy, Donald Calthrop
• The skin game: Edmund Gwenn, Jill Esmond, John Longden, C.V. France, Helen Haye, Phyllis Konstam, Frank Lawton
• Rich and strange: Henry Kendall, Joan Barry, Betty Amann, Percy Marmont, Elsie Randolph

Runtime

444

Technique

live action