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Director:

Alfred Hitchcock

Writers:

Oliver Sandys (novel)
Eliot Stannard (writer)

Release Date:

1926 (USA) more

Genre:

Crime | Romance more

Plot:

Patsy Brand is a chorus girl at the Pleasure Garden music hall. She meets Jill Cheyne who is down on her luck and gets her a job as a dancer... more | add synopsis

User Comments:

A Pleasure! more (4 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Virginia Valli ... Patsy Brand
Carmelita Geraghty ... Jill Cheyne
Miles Mander ... Levett
John Stuart ... Hugh Fielding
Ferdinand Martini ... Mr. Sidey (as Ferd Martini)
Florence Helminger ... Mrs. Sidey
Georg H. Schnell ... Oscar Hamilton (as George Snell)
Karl Falkenberg ... Prince Ivan (as C. Falkenberg)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lewis Brody
Nita Naldi ... Levet's Native Lover (unconfirmed)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Irrgarten der Leidenschaft (Germany)
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Runtime:

75 min

Country:

UK | Germany

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

Argentina:13


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville became engaged during the shoot. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Pleasure Garden theatergoer: That's an exquisite chorus line, Mr. Hamilton.
Oscar Hamilton: Meet Patsy Brand.
Pleasure Garden theatergoer: I had to meet you because I was charmed by that lovely curl of hair.
Patsy Brand: [detaches the curl and presents it] Then I give it to you and hope you have a nice time. Now that wasn't a very clever line, was it?
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Movie Connections:

Featured in "Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood" (1995) more


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A Pleasure!, 4 May 2009
8/10
Author: Christopher Evans from South Wales, UK

This was Hitchcock's first ever film as director to be completed and it is indicative of his huge talent. Despite its age and therefore somewhat primitive production the young Hitch does a superb, professional and classy job. The film maintains interest throughout and is still funny, entertaining and impressive when viewed today! Hitchcock imbues it with directorial flourishes of brilliance with clever, interesting camera shots, intelligent storytelling and little bits of his psychological themes which strengthen all his films.

In conclusion this is a superb film considering its age and the fact it is Hitchcock's debut.

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