12.24 news: Alfred Hitchcock Presents – The Musical at the Theatre Royal, Bath, 22 March–12 April 2025 (vids). One of the longest running and most critically acclaimed TV series ever made …
Brent Reid
Brent Reid
I started Brenton Film because I love film – quelle surprise! The silent era, 1930s and 1940s especially get my literary juices flowing, so you'll see a lot about those. For more, see the About page and read this before emailing.
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Hitchcock/Harrison: sharing hundreds of screen credits, now she’s stepping out from the Master’s shadows Screenwriter on a handful of Hitchcock classics became trailblazing film executive in her own right Universal’s …
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Iconic comedy duo who débuted in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes Quintessentially English, eccentric and cricket-obsessed pair were a big hit Audiences demanded more and got it, even after split …
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Filmography on home video Star of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much and Young and Innocent Made many other fine films with a host of the Master’s regular …
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Super Nova: astronomical rise saw her become a household name within just two years of going on stage She’s best known for Alfred Hitchcock’s The Man Who Knew Too Much …
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Remakes Resolutely unsinkable: film, TV, radio, and theatre dramatisations keep on coming Four adaptations of Daphne du Maurier’s novel have sailed onto big and small screens Latter three were made …
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Home video Skullduggery against a backdrop of the cliffs and windswept waves of the Cornish coast They’re all here: every home video release from the farthest reaches of the seven …
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Production continued A band of dastardly wreckers face off against their most determined adversary yet: a teenage girl Leslie Banks, hero of The Man Who Knew Too Much, switches sides to …
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Production The storyline of Daphne du Maurier’s first bestseller was hacked about but its spirit remains There have been scores of adaptations over the years but the Master’s was one …
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All at sea: before sailing to the states, the Master turned to piracy for his last British film He directed Daphne du Maurier’s torrid tale of intrigue, romance, treachery and …
