Herbert Marshall

The first true American Hitchcock: Reprises beloved chase, spy and romance themes Followed Rebecca but without overbearing producer David O. Selznick’s interference Work for hire: made with fellow but far …

Revisiting contemporary and modern critical appreciation Topical spy thriller followed hot on the heels of hit Rebecca Well-meaning but misguided message not loved by everyone Western star Joel McCrea did …

Soundtrack and radio Among the Master’s very best scores: Waxman’s timeless opus was Oscar-nominated Franz Waxman scored over 160 classic films, many iconic, but loved Rebecca the most Even better …

Robert Donat was awarded the Best Actor Oscar for his signature role No mean feat against stiff competition in Hollywood’s Greatest Year Convincingly plays caring, diffident schoolteacher from youth to …

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 …

Remakes The Master’s best-known British film has spawned a host of remakes across different media The 156 Steps: there are four big screen versions to date; no doubt we’ll make …

In 1956, the Master famously remade his own 1934 thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much But 26 years before that, he directed two very different versions of this murder mystery …

News: A new production of Juno and the Paycock starring J. Smith-Cameron and Mark Rylance at London’s Gielgud Theatre, 21 September–23 November 2024. News: Free commemorative screening of the feature …

Remakes Marie Belloc Lowndes’ best-selling 1913 novel has inspired many adaptations Hitchcock’s classic 1926 silent was first and is still perhaps the best known There has been a century of …