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23 hours ago · His first successful film, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927), helped to shape the thriller genre, and Blackmail (1929) was the first British "talkie". His thrillers The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) are ranked among the greatest British films of the 20th century.
- 29 April 1980 (aged 80), Los Angeles, California, US
- Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, 13 August 1899, Leytonstone, Essex, England
1 day ago · Alfred Hitchcock worked in film years before he would become a household name. His tenth film, Blackmail (1929), was the first British “talkie” following the silent film era.
3 days ago · Considered Hitchcock’s final silent film and voted the Best British Film of 1929, “Blackmail” stars Anny Ondra, John Longden and Cyril Ritchard. Set in the bustling streets of London, the film unravels the tale of Alice White, who finds herself entangled in a web of blackmail after a harrowing encounter with a would-be assailant.
2 days ago · This new technique was seen again just two years later in Alfred Hitchcock's film Blackmail (1929). A film scene with Maschinenmensch. The Maschinenmensch – the robot built by Rotwang to resurrect his lost love Hel – was created by sculptor Walter Schulze-Mittendorff. A whole-body plaster cast was taken of actress Brigitte Helm, and the ...
- 10 January 1927
- Gottfried Huppertz
- 5.3 million ℛ︁ℳ︁ (estimated) (equivalent to €21 million 2021)
- Erich Pommer
5 days ago · An aging doorman is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbors and society after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel. Release Date. January 5, 1925. Director. F.W ...
- Orestes Adam
- Features Writer
- F.W. Murnau
5 days ago · It’s 1929 and the dazzling Louise Brooks stars as Lulu in G.W. Pabst’s silent melodrama about a show girl who exudes a magnetism no one can resist. But what starts as a seemingly light hearted comedy, heads towards tragedy in a series of lurid events that takes Lulu and everyone she knows on a downward spiral to destruction.
4 days ago · Blackmail (1929) The Hitchcock Thriller That Changed British Film Forever Alfred Hitchcock's early use of sound in 'Blackmail' opened the door for a whole new wave of inspired (and noisy!) filmmaking.
