Category: Hitchcock

931. NUMBER SEVENTEEN (1932-England). Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK. A dead body in a deÂserted house, found with handcuffs and a gun in its pocket, suddenly disappears. That’s just the beginning of this early Hitchcock opus, in which the master pulls out all the stops. Who are all those strange people who meet in the deserted […]

726. SABOTAGE (The Woman Alone) (1936-England). Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK, with SYLVIA SIDNEY, OSCAR HOMOLKA, JOHN IODER. “SabotageÑThe willful destruction of buildings or machinery with the object of alarming a group of persons or inspiring public uneasiness”. The manager of a small British cinema is suspected of disrupting the supply of electricity to the city […]

608. THE LODGER (A Story of the London Fog) (1926-ENGLAND). DIRECTED BY Alfred Hitchcock. WITH Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June, Malcolm Keen. “To-Night, Golden Curls.” Who is the mysterious killer known as “The Avenger”? A shadow of the darkened streets of London is killing women and bringing terror to the hearts of all! […]

442. YOUNG AND INNOCENT (1937-England). With NOVA PILBEAM. Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK. Starting with an overly melodramatic confrontation scene between husband and wife, this murder mystery approaches the Marx Brothers in surrealism. The daughter of the local police chief befriends a young man falsely accused of murder. A chase across the countryside to try to […]

416. THE 39 STEPS (1935-England). With ROBERT DONAT, MADELEINE CARROLL. Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK. One of the all-time classics, this thrilling espionage adventure was the first film to establish Hitchcock as the Master of Suspense. What are the ’39 Steps,” and where do they lead? Which vital secrets are in the mind of a performer […]

379. THE LADY VANISHES (1938-England). With MICHAEL REDGRAVE, MARGARET LOCKWOOD, PAUL LUKAS, DAME MAY WHITTY. Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK. Vintage Hitchcock: this famous British movie won him the New York Film Critics Award for Best Director, and led to his Hollywood career. It’s a perfect blend of mystery, suspense, espionage, comedy and romance, with surprises […]

2272. JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK (1930-ENGIAND). WITH sara allgood, barry Fitzgerald. Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK, based on the play by SEAN O’CASEY. Alfred Hitchcock makes a striking departure from suspense films with this powerful and straight-forward adaptation of the classic Sean O’Casey stage drama about a poor Dublin family’s struggles during the Irish civil war. […]

2253. THE SKIN GAME (1931 -England). With EDMUND CWENN, JILL ESMOND. Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK, from the play by JOHN GALSWORTHY. “What is it that gets loose when you start a fight?” Genteel Squire Hillcrist ponders that very question after his family and the neighboring Homblower clan wage a property war against each other in […]

2174. RICH AND STRANGE (1932-England). Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK. From its eye- popping opening shot right through its finale, this too-little-known Hitchcock gem is essential viewing for all movie lovers. It is the story of Fred and Emily Hill, who are bored by their marriage and trivial daily routine. Their salvation comes in the form […]

135. SECRET AGENT (1936-England). With Peter Lorre, Madeleine Carroll, John Gielgud, ROBERT YOUNG, Lilli PALMER. Directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK. Based on a story by W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM. An army officer working for British Intelligence during WWI, Peter Lorre nearly steals the film as a homicidal virtuoso Robert Voting is delightfully miscast. Early Hitchcock feeling his […]