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trying2hide

Hitchcock before America.

I'm planning to watch a lot of Hitchcock in the next couple of weeks, I'm hoping to watch his best films in chronological order, however looking as his Wikipedia Filmography, there seems to be 3 Hitchcock, Silent, Sound and America.

His most famous films all seem to be towards the end of the America Era, and others scattered throughout, however I was wondering if there are any silent or sound era films that are worth watching?

Any comments are much appreciated.

Posted Jul 26, 2014, 12:51 PM UTC

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EeZB8a•

Silent: I've seen The Lodger, Downhill, and The Manxman - all good. From Sound, all but Juno and Number Seventeen and Waltzes. Some of his best work are from his British years.

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Vummy•

The Lady Vanishes, The Thirty-Nine Steps, and The Man Who Knew Too Much are three of his most acclaimed British productions. They've not aged that well, in my opinion. His films got a lot better when he stopped beginning all the titles with 'The'. Rebecca got his US career off to a flying start, and it's a good example of his influences due to the mix of an English sensibility with the full might of the Hollywood studio system.

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trying2hideOP•

I saw The Thirty-Nine Steps whilst looking through some archived reddit threads, so I'll check them out.

I as planning on starting with Rebecca, but now trying to start a bit earlier.

Thanks for the response.

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TriggerHippie77•

The Lodger, Blackmail, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The 39 Steps, Jamaica Inn

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Bennett1984•

39 Steps, Man Who Knew Too Much, Lodger, Sabotage

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FletchDoesNotLive•

Downhill, 39 Steps, Sabotage, Lady Vanishes, Secret Agent, Foreign Correspondent, Man Who Knew Too Much, and Saboteur are all worth watching.

Don't bother with Jamaica Inn.

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