Champagne (1928)A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. But Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve. Director:Alfred Hitchcock |
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Champagne (1928)A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. But Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve. Director:Alfred Hitchcock |
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Betty Balfour | ... |
The Girl
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Jean Bradin | ... |
The Boy
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Ferdinand von Alten | ... |
The Man
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Gordon Harker | ... |
The Father
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A spoilt rich girl leads a life of luxury on the profits from her father's champagne business. To bring her back down to earth he tells her that all the money has been lost so she goes to seek her fortune. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
For those of you used to Hitchcock mysteries, whodunits and what nots, this VERY early work will come as a big surprise. But it's not surprise that this is quite the feast for the eyes, and quite amazing to watch for it's technical details.
The plot is simple, but yet detailed. A rich socialite daughter elopes with the man she wants to marry (with quite an amazing entrance with the female character), they flee to Paris, where she finds out her rich daddy is rich no more, and suddenly, she must face the glamourous 1920's world from a very different perspective..
Hitchcock fills the screen with a lot of details in this one, and one quite marvels at all the amazing camerawork going on. The special effects and finally the COSTUMES (!) are quite incredible as well. A cool movie!