Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 5
Similar train films The Lady Vanishes saw Hitchcock indulge his frequent onscreen obsession with trains Many other films of the
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 4
More “Vanishing Lady” films The “Vanishing Lady” is a long-recurring theme in print, on stage, and on film The Master’s
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 3
Soundtrack releases and remakes Quintessential British Hitchcock is a thrice-filmed tale of mystery, intrigue and suspense Remakes can’t match the
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938), Part 2
Home video releases For the first time anywhere: every single high quality, official release worldwide – fully detailed Two distinct home
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Production and Ethel Lina White on home video Art imitates life in the Master’s timeless tale of wartime espionage It
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Young and Innocent (1937)
Wrong Man on the run: a race to prove he’s innocent of murder, à la The 39 Steps Gripping tale
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide, Part 2
British film restorations and collections Think you’re a fan? If you don’t know his British films, you don’t know Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 4
Remakes The Master’s best-known British film has spawned a host of remakes across different media The first Steps to be
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Sabotage (1936)
Highlight of the Master’s British years; perhaps his tightest, tautest film His peerless run of 1930s thrillers are essential viewing
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Secret Agent (1936)
Not quite top drawer Hitchcock, but still twisted thrills, drama, romance and comedy aplenty It has spies galore and even a unique
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 3
Home video and soundtrack releases Running down and reviewing every official release of the Master’s most popular British film Too
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 2
Margaret’s Story The director’s best known and imitated British film Many tantalising loose ends are deliberately left hanging Ironically, the
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935)
Novel and Production The Master of Suspense delivers: the one where it all finally comes together Cinema’s best known purveyor
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The British Years in Print, Part 2
Best of the Rest Numerous Hitchcock books make mention of his very successful pre-Hollywood phase But most only do so
Nosferatu History and Home Video Guide: Die zwölfte Stunde (1930)
First ever vampire film was reshot, recut and reissued in sound Methodology also practised by the world’s most famous quack
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The Master of Suspense’s first international success His own big budget US remake followed two decades later Contrary to popular
Silent Film Musicians Directory, Part 2
The Americas The most comprehensive worldwide listing of musicians and composers ever published Find favourite accompanists or the right artist
Alfred Hitchcock: The Dark Side or the Wrong Man?
The Trouble with Hitchcock: did his onscreen mistreatment of women extend to real life? Many films had femme fatale and icy
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1926), Part 2
Restorations and home video releases A Story of the Home Video Fog: for every quality release, many awful ones lurk
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Blackmail (1929), Part 2
Restoration and home video releases Detailing restoration and quality home video releases of this groundbreaker Shot in two separate versions: the
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
This hidden gem is sadly one of the Master’s most underrated films Features Jessie Matthews, Britain’s biggest and first international film star
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Number Seventeen (1932)
Woefully misunderstood mini-masterpiece is worthy of serious investigation Convoluted comedy-thriller that’s more rewarding with each successive viewing One of the
Alma Reville: The Power Behind Hitchcock’s Throne
Celebrating the 120th birthday of a hugely underrated pioneer of British cinema Giving credit where it’s due: she was one half of
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The British Years in Print
A legend begins: the Master of Suspense was born 120 years ago today Probably the most recognised and highly regarded director
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Rich and Strange (1931)
Every port tells a different story: money doesn’t lead to happiness At first glance, a marvellously inventive, lighthearted little comedy
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Skin Game (1931)
Class meets crass and both cruelly trample on innocent dreams One of the Master’s best British films but it’s often
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Murder! and Mary (1930/1931)
In 1956, the Master famously remade his own 1934 thriller The Man Who Knew Too Much But 25 years before that,
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Elstree Calling (1930)
The Master co-directed this musical, sharing duties with Adrian Brunel Waltzes from Vienna is wrongly thought of as Hitchcock’s only
Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Juno and the Paycock (1930)
When the luck of the Irish ran out: the outlook is grey in the Emerald Isle The first all-talking film
Free the Hitchcock 9!
Let’s all play in The Pleasure Garden Alfred Hitchcock’s nine surviving silent films have been digitally restored The Pleasure Garden