The Manxman

The Manxman - 1929 | 90mins | Drama | B&W - Silent

The Production Team

Director: Alfred Hitchcock.
Assistant Director: Frank Mills.
Producer: John Maxwell.
Script: Eliot Stannard. (from a novel by Hall Caine)
Cinematography: Jack Cox.
Editing: Emile de Ruelle.

The Cast

Anny Ondra - Kate Cregeen
Carl Brisson - Pete Quilliam
Malcolm Keen - Philip Christian
Randle Ayrton - Caesar Cregeen
Clare Greet - Mother
Kim Peacock - Ross Christian

Plot Synopsis

The Manxman was Alfred Hitchcock's last silent film, but alas, another one that Hitchcock considered worthless and banal. It concerns two men in love with the same woman - Peter, an indigent fisherman, and Philip, a rich lawyer. Peter proposes to Kate but her father says no, because the man can't support her. In search of fortune, he leaves the Isle of Man where the trio lives. Phillip begins to court Kate after they hear of Peter's reported death, but Peter returns and she keeps her promise to marry him. She gives birth to a child, but Philip is the father. The film moves downhill through attempts of suicide, confessions, and pleas for happiness and rightful family ties for the child.
Extract© Richard A. Harris, Michael S. Lasky: The Complete Films of Alfred Hitchcock.