Alfred Hitchcock : 4 tales of the macabre
(DVD)

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Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing BasementMY 11032#1-2On Shelf

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (88, 98, 78, 76 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Special features of these DVDs: digitally remastered ; bonus short feature: Chaney Vase ; interactive menus ; scene access.
Participants/Performers
John Gielgud, Peter Lorre, Percy Marmont, Robert Young, Margaret Lockwood, Dame May Whitty, Michael Redgrave, Oscar Homolka, John Loder, Leslie Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Frank Vosper.
Description
Secret agent (1936): Set during WWI, John Gielgud plays British novelist Edgar Brodie who discovers that a government agency has faked his own death. Richard joins professional killer, the General to look for clues, which leads them to suspect the tourist Caypor. Elsa occupies Caypor's wife, Florence Kahn, while Richard and the General attempt to complete their mission during a climbing trip in the Alps. It turns out he was the wrong man, so the spies reluctantly start another search for clues that leads them to the American charmer Robert Marvin. The situation is complicated with an air attack, where several key players meet their fate.
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The lady vanishes (1938): The film concerns the young Iris Henderson heading home on a train after spending the holidays in the Balkans. Iris becomes friends with a kindly old lady, Miss Froy after Iris gets hit in the head with a flowerpot meant for Miss Froy. On the train, recovering from the blow, Iris falls asleep. When she awakens, Miss Froy has vanished, replaced by someone else in Miss Froy's clothing. Finally, Iris finds a young musician. Gilbert who believes her and the two proceed to search the train for clues to Miss Froy's disappearance.
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The man who knew too much (1934): While vacationing in Switzerland, Britons Leslie Banks and Edna Best befriend jovial Frenchman Pierre Fresnay. Not long afterward, Fresnay is murdered. He whispers a secret in Banks' ear before expiring. Unable to turn to the police, Banks desperately attempts to rescue his child himself, still hoping to prevent the assassination. The film's now famous set pieces include the "Siege of Sidney Street" re-creation and the climactic clash of cymbals at Albert Hall, followed by the crucial scream of Edna Best
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Sabotage (1936): Oskar Homolka plays a London movie-theatre owner who maintains a secret life as a paid terrorist. Homolka's wife Sylvia Sidney doesn't suspect Homolka of any wrongdoing, but she's picked up enough second-hand information about her husband's activities to arouse the interest of a government agent. Posing as a grocer, Loder moves next door to the Homolkas, befriending Sidney and her precocious young brother Desmond Tester. The reel contains a time bomb, but Homolka is certain that the boy will deliver his package on time and will be safely away by the time the bomb explodes.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hitchcock, A., Gielgud, J., Lorre, P., Marmont, P., Lockwood, M., Redgrave, M., Whitty, M., Homolka, O., Loder, J., Banks, L., Best, E., Vosper, F., & Wakefield, H. (2003). Alfred Hitchcock: 4 tales of the macabre . Brentwood Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alfred Hitchcock et al.. 2003. Alfred Hitchcock: 4 Tales of the Macabre. Brentwood Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alfred Hitchcock et al.. Alfred Hitchcock: 4 Tales of the Macabre Brentwood Home Video, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hitchcock, Alfred, et al. Alfred Hitchcock: 4 Tales of the Macabre Brentwood Home Video, 2003.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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