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by Brent Reid 22nd May 2014

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide, Part 3

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Collectors’ Guide

Unsung Hero: Joan Harrison, Hitchcock’s Most Frequent Collaborator

Charters and Caldicott Collectors’ Guide

Nova Pilbeam Collectors’ Guide, Part 2

Nova Pilbeam Collectors’ Guide

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 5

Hitchcock/Truffaut: The Men Who Knew So Much, Part 2

Bootlegs Galore: The Great Alfred Hitchcock Rip-off, Part 2

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 4

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 3

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 2

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939)

Arnold Ridley Collectors’ Guide

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

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

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

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

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

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

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide, Part 2

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 4

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Sabotage (1936)

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Secret Agent (1936)

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 3

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935), Part 2

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The 39 Steps (1935)

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The British Years in Print, Part 2

Nosferatu History and Home Video Guide: Die zwölfte Stunde (1930)

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Man Who Knew Too Much...

Silent Film Musicians Directory, Part 2

Alfred Hitchcock: The Dark Side or the Wrong Man?

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Lodger: A Story of the...

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Blackmail (1929), Part 2

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Waltzes from Vienna (1934)

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Number Seventeen (1932)

Alma Reville: The Power Behind Hitchcock’s Throne

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The British Years in Print

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Rich and Strange (1931)

Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: The Skin Game (1931)

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide, Part 3

    by Brent Reid 10th August 2021

    American movie collections The Master’s higher profile later movies are the works cementing his towering legend However, his artistry cannot be fully appreciated via seriously substandard transfers Despite the seemingly …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents Collectors’ Guide

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    One of the longest running and most critically acclaimed TV series ever made Its enduring popularity has done much to define the Master’s image in pop culture Murder most delicious: …

  • Unsung Hero: Joan Harrison, Hitchcock’s Most Frequent Collaborator

    by Brent Reid 30th July 2021

    Hitchcock/Harrison: sharing hundreds of screen credits, now she’s stepping out from the Master’s shadows Screenwriter on a handful of Hitchcock classics became trailblazing film executive in her own right Universal’s …

  • Charters and Caldicott Collectors’ Guide

    by Brent Reid 29th July 2021

    Iconic comedy duo who débuted in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes Quintessentially English, eccentric and cricket-obsessed pair were a big hit Audiences demanded more and got it, even after split …

  • 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: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 5

    by Brent Reid 10th July 2021

    Remakes Refusing to sink easily: film, TV, radio, and theatre dramatisations keep on coming Four adaptations of Daphne du Maurier’s novel have sailed onto big and small screens Latter three …

  • Hitchcock/Truffaut: The Men Who Knew So Much, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 4th July 2021

    The spin-offs Famous veteran filmmaker was first interviewed in 1962 by young French critic cum-director Truffaut worshipped the Master and believed the world was not giving his genius due credit …

  • Bootlegs Galore: The Great Alfred Hitchcock Rip-off, Part 2

    by Brent Reid 2nd July 2021

    Despite years of misinformation, none of the Master’s works are in the public domain Bootleggers have ripped them off for years on VHS and DVD, but now Blu-ray and digital …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 4

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    Home video releases Skullduggery against a backdrop of the cliffs and windswept waves of the Cornish coast They’re all here: every home video release from the farthest reaches of the …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 3

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    Production continued Band of dastardly wreckers faces off against their most determined adversary yet: a teenage girl Leslie Banks, hero of The Man Who Knew Too Much, switches sides to play …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939), Part 2

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    Production The storyline of Daphne du Maurier’s first bestseller was hacked about but its spirit remains There have been scores of adaptations over the years but the Master’s was one …

  • Alfred Hitchcock Collectors’ Guide: Jamaica Inn (1939)

    by Brent Reid 16th February 2021

    All at sea: before sailing to the states, the Master turned to piracy for his last British film He directed Daphne du Maurier’s torrid tale of intrigue, romance, treachery and …

  • 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 For the first time anywhere: every single high quality, official release worldwide – fully detailed Two distinct home video transfers: original and remastered, with a multitude of different …

  • 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)

    by Brent Reid 25th June 2020

    Wrong Man on the run: racing from the noose to prove innocence of murder, à la The 39 Steps Gripping tale is one of Hitchcock’s purest love stories; gets better …

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