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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.

  • Arnold Ridley Collectors’ Guide

    by Brent Reid 31st January 2021

    Brilliant British actor, playwright and author ended career in his most popular role From the British Army, via The Wrecker and The Ghost Train to Dad’s Army Many beloved tales …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 5

    by Brent Reid 14th January 2021

    Similar train films The Lady Vanishes saw Hitchcock indulge his frequent onscreen obsession with trains Many other films of the period also took place aboard them, often to similarly great …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 4

    by Brent Reid 14th January 2021

    More “Vanishing Lady” films The “Vanishing Lady” is an oft-recurring theme in print, on stage, and on film The Master’s take on the trope is perhaps the most influential and …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 3

    by Brent Reid 12th January 2021

    Soundtrack releases and remakes Quintessential British Hitchcock is a thrice-filmed tale of mystery, intrigue and suspense Remakes can’t match the original but stake their own claim for enjoyable, quirky greatness …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 12th January 2021

    Home video releases Spies! Playing the game of love… and sudden death For the first time anywhere: every single high quality, official release worldwide – fully detailed Two distinct home video …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938)

    by Brent Reid 12th January 2021

    Art imitates life in the Master’s timeless tale of wartime espionage It plunges ordinary folk into exceptional, dangerous circumstances Polar opposites learn to unite and fight against a common enemy …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Young and Innocent (1937), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 25th June 2020

    Home video and soundtrack releases One of the Master’s best British films is available on many official editions But it’s been heavily bootlegged for years on far more substandard versions …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Young and Innocent (1937)

    by Brent Reid 25th June 2020

    Wrong Man on the run: racing from a charge of murder and the noose, à la The 39 Steps Unmissable: This breathless adventure is easily one of Hitchcock’s purest love …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Sabotage (1936), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 29th February 2020

    Home video and remakes One of the Master of Suspense’s best and most shocking British films There are many fine official releases doing this superb work full justice Beware the …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Sabotage (1936)

    by Brent Reid 29th February 2020

    Highlight of the Master’s British years; perhaps his tightest, tautest film His peerless run of 1930s thrillers are essential viewing for any film fan Plot is as sadly relevant today …

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