Henry Kendall
Fred Hill
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Rich and Strange, released in the United States as East of Shanghai, is a 1931 British romance film directed by Alfred Hitchcock during his time in the British film industry. The film was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from the 1930 novel by Dale Collins.
East of Shanghai: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Henry Kendall, Joan Barry, Percy Marmont, Betty Amann. Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1932-06-13
Rich and Strange. Accountant Fred Hill (Henry Kendall) and his wife, Emily (Joan Barry), lead lives of tedious regimentation -- until a kindly uncle gives them a small fortune. Fred quits his job...
- (13)
- Henry Kendall
- Alfred Hitchcock
- British International Pictures
Fred and Emily Hill are leading a boring life in London. They receive a big inheritance by a rich relative and now they can realize all their dreams. They leave for a cruise behaving as rich people....but this is the beginning of the end. Richness makes they soon forget their love and family.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Henry Kendall
Jul 26, 2018 · In 1931, Hitchcock made a pleasant comedy called Rich and Strange (titled East of Shanghai in the U.S.) about a mundane middle-class couple going on a fantastical adventure. Though more lighthearted than, say, Rebecca or Marnie, Rich and Strange has characters acting out of their normal bounds and figuring things out.
- Manish Mathur
Rich and Strange, released in the United States as East of Shanghai, is a 1931 British romance film directed by Alfred Hitchcock during his time in the British film industry. The film was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from the 1930 novel by Dale Collins.
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