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  • Robert Donat Collectors Guide, Part 4

    by Brent Reid 18th October 2024

    1942–1947 His international stardom continued throughout the 1940s Featured in a broad range of romantic, action and political parts They were aimed at boosting wartime morale and national pride All …

  • 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: 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: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

    by Brent Reid 19th November 2019

    The Master of Suspense’s first international success His own big budget US remake followed two decades later Contrary to popular belief, he actually preferred the original It helped make an …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: The Ring (1927)

    by Brent Reid 27th October 2018

    The Master of Suspense turns in a technical tour de force in this prize winning tale Danish actor Carl Brisson, star of two Hitchcocks, suffers a hit in love in both …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors Guide: Earliest British Films

    by Brent Reid 15th September 2018

    The Master’s Apprenticeship: detailing the preservation status of Hitch’s earliest works Entered the fledgling film industry in the early 1920s as a lowly freelance title card designer Quickly worked his …

  • Multiple-Language Version Film Collectors Guide, Part 3

    by Brent Reid 25th June 2018

    1933–1938 Films The international solution to language-restricted talkies passes its peak years However, many classics were yet to be made before the advent of WWII ended the practise Contents Introduction …

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