January 11 San Francisco, CA SAN FRANCISCO SILENT FILM FESTIVAL
United Kingdom, 1929
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Anny Ondra, Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen
Screenwriter: Eliot Stannard
Based on the novel by Hall Caine
Cinematography: Jack E. Cox
Genre: Drama
Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Language: Silent, English intertitles
Running Time: 110 minutes
Synopsis:
Childhood friends Pete Quilliam (Carl Brisson) and Philip Christian (Malcolm Keen) take markedly different paths in adulthood with Pete becoming a fisherman and Philip a lawyer. When they both fall in love with the same woman, Kate Cregeen (Anny Ondra), the men come into conflict not only with each other, but with the strict Manx society that governs their actions.
Restoration:
Restoration by the BFI National Archive in association with Studiocanal. Principal restoration funding provided by Daniel and Joanna Friel and Ronald T. Shedlo. Additional funding provided by Deluxe 142.