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....
by Film School | Sep 11, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #351 Champagne (1928) I must have come in the wrong door – but it’s all the same to me if you can give me a job. Hitch takes a second whack at comedy. This time, a young heiress apparently needs to be taught a lesson in squalor and humility....
by Film School | Aug 28, 2023 | Alfred Hitchcock, Deep Dive, Episodes
Episode #349 Easy Virtue (1928) Shoot! There’s nothing left to kill. We’re tackling divorce this time on the Hitchcock show. The young director takes on a play by Noel Coward with mixed results. A woman tries to leave her past behind, and we all...
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