A spoiled heiress defies her father by running off to marry her lover. However, Daddy has a few tricks up his sleeve.
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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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| Vivian Gibson | ... |
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| Clifford Heatherley | ... |
The Manager (uncredited)
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| Claude Hulbert | ... |
Club Guest (uncredited)
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| Hannah Jones | ... |
Club Servant (uncredited)
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| Phyllis Konstam | ... |
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Gwen Mannering | ... |
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Balliol and Merton | ... |
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| Jack Trevor | ... |
The Officer (uncredited)
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Marcel Vibert | ... |
Maitre d'Hotel (uncredited)
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| Sunday Wilshin | ... |
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Fanny Wright | ... |
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Directed by
| Alfred Hitchcock | ||
Written by
| Alfred Hitchcock | ... | (writer) |
| Walter C. Mycroft | ... | (story by) |
| Eliot Stannard | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
| John Maxwell | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Jack E. Cox | ... | (as John J. Cox) |
Art Direction by
| C. Wilfred Arnold | ... | (as Wilf Arnold) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Frank Mills | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Michael Powell | ... | set designer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Michael Powell | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| Ben Model | ... | original music 2019 (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Wardour Films (1928) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Hitchcock Collection: The Early Years)
- Universal Pictures (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- BFI Films (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (2025) (France) (theatrical) (restored version)
- Arthaus (2025) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (Alfred Hitchcock - Die frühen Filme)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2021) (Spain)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2019) (United States) (DVD)
- Optimum Releasing (2006) (United Kingdom) (video)
- StudioCanal (2024) (United Kingdom)
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Storyline
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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.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In a press conference for Family Plot (1976), Sir Alfred Hitchcock revealed that this movie is his least favorite of all he had made. See more » |
| Goofs | The father pulls out a news clipping from 'The New York Advertiser' that announces on its front page, 'Largest Circulation in New England.' New York is not in New England. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Paul Merton Looks at Alfred Hitchcock (2009). See more » |
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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. See more » |