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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.

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    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 …

  • Unsung Hero: Joan Harrison, Hitchcock’s Most Frequent Collaborator

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    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 …

  • Charters and Caldicott Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 29th July 2021

    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 …

  • Nova Pilbeam Collectors Guide, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 28th July 2021

    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 …

  • Nova Pilbeam Collectors Guide

    by Brent Reid 28th July 2021

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 5

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 4

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 3

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    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 …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939)

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    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 …

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