Britain’s biggest stage, radio and film star of the early sound era Carved internationally renowned career despite lifelong ill-health Hollywood and Broadway beckoned but he resisted big money offers Mostly worked …
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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 …
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Novel and Production The Master of Suspense delivers: the one where it all finally comes together Tracking the genesis and enduring success of his best known and loved British film …
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This hidden gem is sadly one of the Master’s most underrated films Features Jessie Matthews, Britain’s biggest and first international film star First and best of a famous German operetta’s many screen …
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Hitchcock breaks the sound barrier with Britain’s first talkie It saw off several part-silent pretenders and made cinema history But his sound film had a silent counterpart; both get the twice-over …
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The Master’s second comedy features Betty Balfour, Britain’s biggest star of the 1920s But even her effervescent charms can’t keep it from occasionally falling a little flat Its mostly hit but a …
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Infamous nitrate era film collector and one of its most contentious figures He lied, stole and bullied his way into ownership of a vast archive of rarities Retained an army of …