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Weekly Archive > DVD
of the Day > 03/02/07
The Apprentice of Suspense
by scott castle
Alfred Hitchcock (3-disc Collector's Edition)
The Ring
Original story and screenplay by Alfred Hitchcock (also director)
The Manxman
Screenplay by Eliot Stannard
From a story by Sir Hall Caine
Murder!
Screenplay by Alma Reville
From the play Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson
The Skin Game
Screenplay by Alfred Hitchcock (also directed)
From the play by John Galsworthy
Additional dialogue by Alma Reville
Rich and Strange
Screenplay by Alma Reville and Val Valentine
From the story by Dale Collins
The Ring 
The Manxman 
Murder! 
The Skin Game 
Rich and Strange 
 
Before becoming renowned as the master of suspense in the 1940s and '50s, Alfred Hitchcock was a reliable workhorse for the British film industry, as evidenced in this selection of early works rescued from public domain oblivion and presented remastered by Lionsgate. The Ring, a 1927 silent film, features Hitch's only solo writing credit, and its juxtaposition of marriage with boxing through the visual pun of the ring exhibits the filmmaker's visual imagination and storytelling savvy. Sadly, the same cannot be said about the melodramatic The Manxman, the staid adaptation of The Skin Game, or the strangely structured narrative of Rich and Strange. While each showcases elements that will become Hitchcock hallmarks, they are merely preludes to the more striking films to come. The highlight of the set is undoubtedly 1930's Murder!, in which acclaimed actor Sir John Menier (Herbert Marshall) deploys the craft of acting to uncover a murderer in a story worthy of any of the great British mystery novelists dominating the literature of the decade. A documentary exploring Hitchcock's early career is the only supplement.
Alfred Hitchcock (3-disc Collector's Edition)
Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Not rated; 441 min.
$39.98
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Scott Castle is one thesis shy of a master’s degree in film. He’s written two short films, four television scripts, and a handful of short stories. He lives in Los Angeles.
Alfred Hitchcock (3-disc Collector's Edition) courtesy Lionsgate Home Entertainment
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