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A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. However, Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve.A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. However, Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve.A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. However, Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve.
Ferdinand von Alten
- The Man
- (as Theo Von Alten)
Clifford Heatherley
- The Manager
- (uncredited)
Claude Hulbert
- Club Guest
- (uncredited)
Hannah Jones
- Club Servant
- (uncredited)
Jack Trevor
- The Officer
- (uncredited)
Marcel Vibert
- Maitre d'Hotel
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaIn a press conference for Family Plot (1976), Sir Alfred Hitchcock revealed that this movie is his least favorite of all he had made.
- GoofsWhen the captain issues orders, a shadow falls across the backdrop that is supposed to represent the sky.
- Quotes
The Manager: What brought you in here?
Betty: [smiles] Teeth!
The Manager: We're only interested in legs here.
Betty: I must have come in the wrong door - but it's all the same to me if you can give me a job.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (2009)
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Light & Bubbly
One of Alfred Hitchcock's silent-film comedies, "Champagne" is good light, bubbly entertainment, much as the title might suggest. It is very interesting to see the future Master of Suspense at work with such different material, and it's a good little film in its own right.
The story-line is very simple: a spoiled rich girl defies her powerful father to meet her boyfriend, and her father, convinced that the boyfriend is only a fortune hunter, resorts to a variety of tactics to try to break off the relationship. Meanwhile, everywhere the girl goes, the same mysterious stranger seems to pop up.
It's not much of a plot, but Hitchcock does some nice things with it. The visuals make the movie fun to watch - attractive sets, good sight gags, interesting detail. As the rich daughter, Betty Balfour is charming and is especially good in a couple of scenes where her character has to perform some unfamiliar tasks. Gordon Harker is, as always, quite funny as the father. His timing works nicely with Hitchcock's pacing.
Hitchcock's dry British wit made most of his silent comedies very pleasurable to watch. If you admire Hitchcock, or if you enjoy silent films, treat yourself to some "Champagne".
The story-line is very simple: a spoiled rich girl defies her powerful father to meet her boyfriend, and her father, convinced that the boyfriend is only a fortune hunter, resorts to a variety of tactics to try to break off the relationship. Meanwhile, everywhere the girl goes, the same mysterious stranger seems to pop up.
It's not much of a plot, but Hitchcock does some nice things with it. The visuals make the movie fun to watch - attractive sets, good sight gags, interesting detail. As the rich daughter, Betty Balfour is charming and is especially good in a couple of scenes where her character has to perform some unfamiliar tasks. Gordon Harker is, as always, quite funny as the father. His timing works nicely with Hitchcock's pacing.
Hitchcock's dry British wit made most of his silent comedies very pleasurable to watch. If you admire Hitchcock, or if you enjoy silent films, treat yourself to some "Champagne".
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- Snow Leopard
- May 25, 2001
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $150
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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