Rent The Manxman (1929)

3.3 of 5 from 52 ratings
1h 20min
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Synopsis:
Poor fisherman Pete (Carl Brisson) falls in love with Kate (Anny Ondra), the daughter of a landlord on Man island. Pete decides to leave on his ship to earn some money and then to marry the girl. Before leaving, Pete asks his friend Philip (Malcolm Keen) to take care of Kate, but the young man is in love with her too. There comes the tragic news: Pete's ship is wrecked. Philip and Kate have to hide no more and they plan to marry; however, Pete is not dead.
Actors:
, , , , , Kim Peacock, Nellie Richards, ,
Directors:
Producers:
John Maxwell
Writers:
Hall Caine, Eliot Stannard
Studio:
StudioCanal
Genres:
Classics, Drama, Romance
Collections:
Alfred Hitchcock's British Films, Films by Genre, Top 10 Czech Films, Top Films
BBFC:
Release Date:
27/02/2007
Run Time:
80 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, English Dolby Digital Stereo, Silent
Subtitles:
None
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
Colour:
B & W
Bonus:
  • Scene from the original silent version of 'Blackmail'
  • Alternative ending to Murder!
  • Introductions to all films by Director / Film Historian Noel Simsolo
  • Blackmail: Take with Anny Ondra (Hitchcock's first 'Blonde')
  • 52 Minute Documentary: 'Hitchcock's Early Works' with Claude Chabrol and Bernard Eisenschitz
  • Picture Gallery

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Reviews (1) of The Manxman

Silent Hitchcock. - The Manxman review by Steve

Spoiler Alert
24/02/2021

For Alfred Hitchcock's ninth and final silent film he found a female star of charm and exceptional beauty just as she was rendered obsolete by the arrival of sound. She is the blonde Anny Ondra whose strong middle European accent made her suddenly and sadly unsuitable for the talkies.

 Maybe that is an apt misfortune for a story whose theme is the paradox of fate. The key scene relates to bitter irony of a husband (Carl Brisson) celebrating his wife's pregnancy, with the man (Philip Christian) who was the real father. The tangled plot is actually quite engrossing.

 It might be a stretch to describe Anny as a classic Hitchcock blonde, as this is a romantic melodrama rather than a thriller. It's a love triangle which concludes with one of Hitch's few tragic endings. There is relatively little comic relief and it's unrepresentative of the Master's signature work.

This is a curiosity which spotlights that at the end of the silent era, Hitch was still an artist in search of a medium. But for a British silent melodrama, this is still decent enough and helped by the local atmosphere, with Cornwall standing in for the Isle of Man. 

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