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Rich and Strange |
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Rich and Strange - 1932 | 82mins | Romance, Comedy | B&WThe Production TeamDirector: Alfred
Hitchcock. Assistant Director: Frank Mills. Producer: John Maxwell. Script: Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville and Val Valentine. (from a novel by Dale Collins) Cinematography: Jack Cox and Charles Martin. Editing: Winifred Cooper and Rene Marrison. Art Director: C. Wilfred Arnold. Sound: Alec Murray. Music: Hal Dolphe. Music Direction: John Reynders. |
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The CastHenry Kendall - Fred Hill Joan Barry - Emily Hill Percy Marmont - Commander Gordon Betty Amann - The Princess Elsie Randolph - The Old Maid Hannah Jones - Mrs Porter Aubrey Dexter - Colonel |
Plot SynopsisRich and Strange was directed by Hitchcock in 1932 and
had many more interesting aspects. The film is more an episode than
a story, based around a small town couple who come into money and take
a world cruise. They drift apart on the ship, flirt, get seasick, love,
plan and quarrel and so on. Finally, they are reunited when the ship
is wrecked. They are saved by a Chinese junk and eventually reach England
and the fireside. Safe at home they return to their everyday lives as
if nothing had happened, neither sadder nor wiser from their experiences.
Apparently Rich and Strange was the director's reaction against some
of his past talky dramas. Only about one fifth of the film contains
dialogue. In the United States the picture was released as East of Shanghai,
but that didn't help it from flopping at the box office as it did in
England. Extract© Richard A. Harris, Michael S. Lasky: The Complete Films of Alfred Hitchcock. |
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