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The Master co-directed one of Britain’s earliest musicals alongside Adrian Brunel He worked on it after directing Blackmail, Britain’s first talkie, the previous year Amusing all star revue drawn from era’s …

A lonely widower: his heart is open to romance but they say love is blind… The Master’s uproarious first comedy is stuffed with oddballs and eccentrics It’s full of good …

When Alfred met François: iconic directors joined forces for renowned series of interviews Far-ranging conversations that spawned multimedia franchise enduring to the present day The most significant spin-offs influenced generations of fans, filmmakers and scholars …

British film collections Think you’re a fan? If you don’t know his British films, you don’t know Hitchcock Britain overflowed with talent but he still became its top director in …

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 …

Serenading the Undead: So Many Scores Count Orlok’s misdeeds have had countless live and recorded scores over the years The original 1922 première score no longer survives but there are …

1931–1932 Films Get your teeth into multiple-language version films on Blu-ray and DVD! Feast your eyes on this rundown of the best MLVs of the early sound era Contents Introduction …

1930 Films Q: What do the following have in common? Laurel and Hardy, Greta Garbo, Buster Keaton, Marlene Dietrich, Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne, Dracula and Fritz Lang. A: They all …

A short-lived product of the transition from silents to talkies It led to a host of cinematic conundrums and consequences Some films were completed in up to a dozen different versions …