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The man who knew suspense

Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 08/02/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"MADACY's ALFRED HITCHCOCK showcases ten 1930s British-made films on 5 DVDs. Extras include text cast bios, three Hitch cameo clips and a Hitchcock filmography. Public domain material was used for these transfers; quality varies from fair to good.


Most fans of the Master of Suspense have a favorite Hitchcock movie. Mine is LIFEBOAT.


Parenthetical numbers preceding titles are 1 to 10 viewer poll ratings found at a film resource website.

DISC ONE--
(6.9) The Man Who Knew Too Much (UK-1934) - Leslie Banks/Edna Best/Peter Lorre
(7.2) Sabotage (UK-1936) - Sylvia Sidney/Oskar Homolka/Desmond Tester/John Loder
BONUS: Bios of John Loder, Oskar Homolka, Sylvia Sidney and Edna Best
Alfred Hitchcock: Biography

DISC TWO--
(8.0) The 39 Steps (UK-1935) - Robert Donat/Madeleine Carroll/Peggy Ashcroft
(8.1) The Lady Vanishes (UK-1938) - Margaret Lockwood/Michael Redgrave/Paul Lukas/Dame May Whitty
BONUS: Bios of Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Robert Donat and Madeline Carroll
Hitchcock Cameo: The 39 Steps

DISC THREE--
(6.1) Rich and Strange (UK-1931) - Henry Kendall/Joan Barry/Percy Marmot
(7.1) Young and Innocent (UK-1937) - Nova Pilbeam/Derrick De Marney/Percy Marmot
BONUS: Bios of Percy Marmont, Joan Barry, Nova Pilbeam and Derrick DeMarney
Hitchcock Cameo: Young and Innocent

DISC FOUR--
(6.4) Murder! (UK-1930) - Herbert Marshall/Norah Baring/Phyllis Konstam/Edward Chapman
(6.7) Secret Agent (UK-1936) - John Gielgud/Peter Lorre/Madeleine Carroll/Robert Young/Lilli Palmer
BONUS: Bios of John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Robert Young and Herbert Marshall
Hitchcock Cameo: Murder!

DISC FIVE--
(5.9) Number Seventeen (UK-1932) - Leon M. Lion/Anne Grey/John Stuart
(4.7) Juno and the Paycock (UK-1930) - Barry Fitzgerald/Maire O'Neill/Edward Chapman/Sara Allgood
BONUS: Bios of Leon M. Lion, John Stuart, Sara Allgood and Edward Chapman
Alfred Hitchcock: Filmography"