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By Raymond Benson
One of the great Alfred Hitchcock’s normally derided pictures from his early British period that the Master of Suspense made prior to gaining that moniker is the 1932 comic thriller, Number Seventeen. It is a short work, running only 63 minutes, and its brevity is one of its few strengths.
For some reason, Hitchcock’s British films, made between 1925 and 1939, have all turned up on various home video labels in the USA over the years, mostly of dubious quality ranging from bad to terrible. They often show up on bootleg “bargain collections” and such. This is despite the fact that none of these movies are in the public domain, as is commonly thought. Thankfully, certain boutique DVD/Blu-ray producers have taken the reins to correct this horrid practice. StudioCanal or the BFI have restored most of the titles and they are...
By Raymond Benson
One of the great Alfred Hitchcock’s normally derided pictures from his early British period that the Master of Suspense made prior to gaining that moniker is the 1932 comic thriller, Number Seventeen. It is a short work, running only 63 minutes, and its brevity is one of its few strengths.
For some reason, Hitchcock’s British films, made between 1925 and 1939, have all turned up on various home video labels in the USA over the years, mostly of dubious quality ranging from bad to terrible. They often show up on bootleg “bargain collections” and such. This is despite the fact that none of these movies are in the public domain, as is commonly thought. Thankfully, certain boutique DVD/Blu-ray producers have taken the reins to correct this horrid practice. StudioCanal or the BFI have restored most of the titles and they are...
- 12/2/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s so-called lesser films bounces back in an immaculate restoration. Say goodbye to dismal, indecipherable Public Domain versions — now we can fairly evaluate this amusing early talkie. An odd cross-section of underworld characters gathers amid the staircases and dark shadows of an abandoned house and proceeds to play games of identity and coercion. What happened to the body that was on the third floor landing? Who is the mysterious mastermind whose note warns about a cop, and promises a diamond necklace? Who is the mysterious woman who cannot hear or speak? And is our hero a random passerby who followed his hat blown by the wind? Kino’s deluxe disc features audio excerpts from Hitchcock and a longform French documentary about his early sound career.
Number Seventeen
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1932 / B&w / 1:20 flat / 63 min. / Street Date December 7, 2021 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95
Starring: Leon M. Lion,...
Number Seventeen
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1932 / B&w / 1:20 flat / 63 min. / Street Date December 7, 2021 / available through Kino Lorber / 24.95
Starring: Leon M. Lion,...
- 11/23/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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