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Downhill (1927)
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Overview
When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.
Rated NR | Length 106 minutes
Actors
Ivor Novello | Ben Webster | Norman McKinnel | Robin Irvine | Jerrold Robertshaw | Sybil Rhoda | Annette Benson | Lilian Braithwaite | Isabel Jeans | Ian Hunter | Hannah Jones | Barbara Gott | Violet Farebrother | Alf Goddard | Constance Collier | Daisy Jackson | J. Nelson
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/11/2013 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 5.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Final Hitchcock film for the day at MBT for Hitchcock 9 silent film series. And one I wish I had skipped. Possibly the most tedious Hitchcock film. Good 45min story stretched to nearly 2 hours. Ugh. So many sighs in our audience. Looking at the standard runtime of 1:20 I was expecting to get home by 11pm. The film wasn’t over until 11pm!
Ivor Novello is excellent but the tedium just kills any momentum. I hope critics back in 1927 wrote for Hitch to tighten that shit up.
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