by Film School | Jan 15, 2024 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #369 Mary (1931) Das ist kein Theaterstück, das ist das Leben. The 1930s were a wild era in film. The industry was exploding; there was a ton of money to be made, especially in foreign markets…if you could figure out a way to get your movie into...
by Film School | Dec 4, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #363 Murder! (1930) Any answer to that, sir John??? See, now this seems like something Hitchcock: a woman is found beside a dead body with the knife that killed them in her hand. But…did she do it? One juror doesn’t think so, even after...
by Film School | Nov 20, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #361 Juno and the Paycock (1930) It’s miraculous. Whenever he senses a job in front of him, his legs begin to fail him. Alfred takes on the beloved (at the time) play about the Irish Civil War and modern times with this one. There’s fast...
by Film School | Nov 13, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Cutting Room Floor, Deep Dive, Episodes
episode #360 Blackmail (Silent Version) As soon as we learned there was ANOTHER version of Hitchcock’s Blackmail–the silent version, which was actually more popular at the time than the “talkie” version was–we knew we had to set...
by Film School | Nov 6, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #359 Blackmail (1929) Morning, Alice. ‘Eard about the murder? The talkies have arrived! Alfred Hitchcock has the distinction of making Britain’s very first. So, how does Hitch do with a full-on script, and TALKING actors? The subject...
by Film School | Oct 2, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #353 The Manxman (1929) What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul? It’s Hitchcock’s LAST silent film (at least that was released only as silent). He turns to the sticks. Small fishing town. Love triangle....
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