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The White Shadow (1924) - by Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited) & Graham Cutts
The plot concerns twin sisters (Betty Compson as Nancy Brent / Georgina Brent), one who is modest and socially conservative, the other a free spirit who cannot bear the constrictions of a traditional life. Their father's (A. B. Imeson) unhappiness over his bohemian daughter's lifestyle leads him to drink and dissolution.
The sisters end up having the same man, Robin Field (Clive Brook ), in love with them, without him realizing they are two different people.
The extant film ends at a most critical juncture, at which both sisters, Robin, and the father meet at a Paris boîte and are about to realize who each other is.
A 1923 British Black & White silent drama film (a/k/a "White Shadows") directed by Graham Cutts and Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited), produced by Michael Balcon and , written by Graham Cutts and Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited), based on Michael Morton' s unpublished novel "Children of Chance", cinematography by Claude L. McDonnell, starring Betty Compson, Clive Brook, Henry Victor, A. B. Imeson, Olaf Hytten, and Daisy Campbell.
The film was made at the Balcon, Freedman and Saville studio in Hoxton, London.
There are several multiple exposures when the two sisters, both played by Betty Compson, are on screen at once.
Alfred Hitchcock collaborated with Cutts, making the film quickly, to make use of Betty Compson, who had appeared in their hit "Woman to Woman" (1923), before she returned to the United States.
In 1924, Hitchcock was handling writing, editing, and art direction, as well as being the assistant director for the older and more experienced Graham Cutts. Hitchcock advanced rapidly in the British film industry. He broke into the business as a designer of title cards conveying plot information and dialogue. He refined his talent for conceptualizing and creating such pictures during his two-year tenure as assistant director for Cutts, with whom he worked on five movies. All were made on economical six-week schedules. The first three were vehicles for Betty Compson, an important star at Paramount who came to England when Balcon, Freedman and Saville, the enterprising production company that employed Cutts and Hitchcock, offered her a staggering salary of a thousand pounds a week.
Hitchcock said "Woman to Woman" (1923) was the first film he really got his hands onto, and it proved to be a major hit. Reviews were good, too. It was deemed the “best American picture made in England” by the Daily Express critic, and was among the few British films to do excellent business in the United States, and in Germany, where previous British exports had sunk under the weight of lingering resentments from the Great War.
Dazzled by their own success, producers Michael Balcon and Victor Saville rushed this second Compson picture into production, and whisked it to theaters with a clunky advertising tag: “The same Star, Producer, Author, Hero, Cameraman, Scenic Artist, Staff, Studio, Renting Company as Woman to Woman.” It also had the same Paris setting, and again Hitchcock’s scenario was based on a work by Michael Morton, this time an unpublished novel titled Children of Chance. The box-office results were definitely not the same. It was as big a flop. This not-withstanding, plans proceeded for three more Cutts-Hitchcock pictures, commencing with "The Passionate Adventure" (1924).
The financial failure of The White Shadow was regrettable, but it paradoxically helped advance Hitchcock’s career. The film’s British distributor was C.M. Woolf, who owned the “rental company” referred to in the promotional tag. Woolf was famous for despising “artistic” moviemaking, and thanks to Cutts and Hitchcock, this film was far too artistic for his taste.
Seeing its poor box-office performance, which apparently cancelled out the profits from "Woman to Woman" (1923), as proof of his wisdom, Woolf used the failure of the film to withdraw his investment. This, and the death of John Freedman in early 1924, led to the collapse of Balcon, Freedman & Saville, which subsequently went out of business.
Balcon then set up Gainsborough Productions, which went on to become one of England’s most respected and successful and, yes, artistic production companies.
The film was believed lost until the first 3 reels of a tinted print were discovered in the New Zealand Film Archive in 2011. The mislabeled film canisters, which had spent decades in the garden shed of projectionist projectionist, were donated to the Film Archive in 1989 following the death of local film projectionist and collector Jack Murtagh. The nitrate prints hailed from the US release by Lewis J. Selznick Enterprises circa 1924.
Magnificent settings, powerful sense of mood and atmosphere, and all-around cinematic excellence. The rediscovered reels of this film provide ample evidence that Hitchcock’s gift for motion-picture storytelling dates from the earliest stages of his career. certainly a solid, interesting film on its own, whatever Hitchcock's participation was.
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  • @daisies4444
    @daisies4444 2 години тому

    Loved it!

  • @bettyprettyprincess
    @bettyprettyprincess 2 години тому

    The Hayes code always ruins any plot twists

  • @life107familyfitnessboxing8
    @life107familyfitnessboxing8 2 години тому

    The best Meteor movie ever to date

  • @AddyAdderson
    @AddyAdderson 5 годин тому

    According to this film, Hitler was very similar to Trump in terms of narcissism. Crybabies nobody wants to contradict.

  • @ge0rgeharris218
    @ge0rgeharris218 5 годин тому

    Dorothy L'Amour was a pretty good singer! Great voice! This was overall a good picture! A very good cast and a good story! Thanks!

  • @ge0rgeharris218
    @ge0rgeharris218 5 годин тому

    Dorothy L

  • @user-rm3ry3ft4c
    @user-rm3ry3ft4c 6 годин тому

    i love it so beautifull movie❤❤❤❤

  • @callumthesnake6573
    @callumthesnake6573 6 годин тому

    Hopkins. Maestro.

  • @andrewsimcox5507
    @andrewsimcox5507 8 годин тому

    I saw a trailer with a widescreen print of the movie. Is that version available anywhere?

  • @dougbuck2619
    @dougbuck2619 8 годин тому

    Great movie. Montgomery great. Woman reminds me of Bacall. Her and Bogie great

  • @yolandavillamilruiz882
    @yolandavillamilruiz882 9 годин тому

    Holi saludos, desde Sincelejo Sucre Zona Norte de Colombia, que pesar que es en inglés aunque tiene traducion a mi me es difícil leer se ve que es buena.tengo 78 años me gustan las películas antiguas o de época. Gracias no la veré

  • @fastcars77loop89
    @fastcars77loop89 9 годин тому

    It's definitely a tangled web we weave

  • @fastcars77loop89
    @fastcars77loop89 10 годин тому

    I like the part when the spaceship came down and took the girl away

  • @gino423
    @gino423 12 годин тому

    Annie ya want a porter house steak....lol

  • @gino423
    @gino423 12 годин тому

    Best line ever.....Stick around we ain't paying the band....was this Tony Curtis 1st movie ?

  • @craig4867
    @craig4867 12 годин тому

    People dressed real classy back then, unlike today, people dress like slobs, how times have changed!

  • @GrantTarredus
    @GrantTarredus 13 годин тому

    Thanks for uploading this.

  • @user-ck8qk5yw3i
    @user-ck8qk5yw3i 15 годин тому

    He was throwing a Hitler rant and his pulse never went above 85. Even as he ate his own gun.

  • @justthink5854
    @justthink5854 15 годин тому

    thanks so much

  • @user-ju7gb2ci4y
    @user-ju7gb2ci4y 15 годин тому

    فلم حلووووو ممكن بنت رمنسيه

  • @user-vz8zj7qc7e
    @user-vz8zj7qc7e 16 годин тому

    Actress name

  • @53kills
    @53kills 16 годин тому

    OK movie but I am completely baffled why the British are shooting their pompom's during the Swordfish torpedo attacks.

  • @marks.8823
    @marks.8823 16 годин тому

    Reminds me of "A Stolen Life" with Bette Davis.

  • @minagumede2412
    @minagumede2412 17 годин тому

    Dorothy is pretty hott!

  • @england902
    @england902 18 годин тому

    Bring it here How about saying please

  • @user-yg4zp1ii6q
    @user-yg4zp1ii6q 19 годин тому

    Selalu wanita dengan kebohongan nya, mereka adalah yang paling handal dalam hal itu 👏👏👏

  • @ReRiderChi
    @ReRiderChi 19 годин тому

    A very nice find, and why I use youtube

  • @MeBeTheDB
    @MeBeTheDB 20 годин тому

    Thanks, Don-!

  • @bassoprof
    @bassoprof 22 години тому

    Very good film. Except that, other than Hitler all Germans speak perfect and decent English of the British aristocrats.

  • @cattymajiv
    @cattymajiv 22 години тому

    Thanks SO much for not chopping off the start and ending credits, or hiding the name, like so many others are doing now!

  • @Amphy002
    @Amphy002 22 години тому

    Dorothy Lamour is gorgeous. <3

  • @michaell9399
    @michaell9399 22 години тому

    Interesting choice of Red River Valley in the opening credits. It doesn't really fit for a movie about a swamp in the deep South.

  • @redtobertshateshandles
    @redtobertshateshandles 23 години тому

    Boring after halfway. Same as all the similar movie themes.

  • @MrUdayNarainPandeySharadNPande
    @MrUdayNarainPandeySharadNPande 23 години тому

    Could go through the above vacant houses again and again and again. Many too Many times over

  • @MioshiB6
    @MioshiB6 День тому

    One of The Best Movies On the Planet ....First saw 1984 ....and Watched it Everyday for about month ....Turned awll my friends onto it Amazing ! Aslo 1st movie introduction to The Miss Kathleen Turner and Instantly Fell in Love with her voice .. Her Charismatic Persona was just mesmerizing .... The Movie i feel is so Underrated .. Dark ...Daring ...Electric..Hilarious .Meaningful in Ways where we awll Sometimes Surpress Our Dark sides to ESCAPE Our Actual " Reality " as far as Our Own way of life ...an Escapism .. ( and how in doing that ....can give you a false interpretation of Who We Really Are and Who Want to Be ) ... however coping with certain avenues of Deceptions Can be Intriguing as Long As You dont allow it too comsume You ...( that You who is Other than Your Darkside ) ...if that makes Sense ? And Found Her Character to Be Heading in that Direction Until She Met " Bobby " who was also trapped in a Role of NOT truly being Happy in His Marriage as well ... and How Fate Brought Them Together to Connect and Relate to One Anothers Masquerade ...that was The Overawll Beauty of This Film to me !! ❤❤❤ ... Although .. the Role Playing Escapisms Were Incredibly Amazing to Watch and Learn The Behaviors of The Other Side Of Ppls Personalities. ( that still brought that Excitement of Being RISQUE and Mysteriously Alluring ) to a Hightened Level of Just Fascinating Acting .... Anthony Perkins !!!! What an Phenomenal Actor and Creepy Persona that i ALWAYS FOUND SEXY ASF ...the way he Can Utilize That " Crazy Off Balance " Mentality and Make it Psychotic Yet Still Relative to How Ppl Can Intellectually Be Manipulated by the Curiosity of " Who is This Person " with a Totally BIASED 😂impression immediately.. yet still so very intriguing to know ....❤👍🏾💯💯 ... I always Say ... " if its Not just a lil Crazy " i dont want it 😂 ! AND EVERY NOW THEN ( like tonight ) ill come to UA-cam just to see sime of my favorite Dialoged Scenes ...( for the memories ) and the fact i know the script by heart ...lol .. Yes !!! But had NO IDEA THE ENTIRE MOVIE WAS ON HERE ...WHAT A FUQN TREAT THIS WAS MAN 💪🏾💪🏾 Kathleen Turner & Anthony Perkins ....BRAVO ...( some of their best work ever ) God Rest His Soul Man ....🙏🏾🕊 love that dude !! And Kathleen as Well .. ( after this movie was when i was totally obsessed with Her work ) Romancing The Stone Body Heat War of The Roses And Serial Mom are My Favorites.. Team " China Blue " For Lyfe. ❤💪🏾💪🏾

  • @chicagogyrl4846
    @chicagogyrl4846 День тому

    She’s only known him for a few months but she gets pregnant and married him because he’s filthy rich!! 😂🤣

  • @chicagogyrl4846
    @chicagogyrl4846 День тому

    Why did I even marry you??! Wonderful thing to hear from your newly wedded husband!!

  • @chicagogyrl4846
    @chicagogyrl4846 День тому

    First she says she knows he doesn’t love her, then she gets pregnant and marries him!! 😂🤣

  • @abodyvibe
    @abodyvibe День тому

    Used to own this on DVD and have not been able to find this streaming anywhere! Love this movie, thank you so much!!!

  • @fabioduquemartinez9130
    @fabioduquemartinez9130 День тому

    Excelent movie....

  • @checkeredflagfilms
    @checkeredflagfilms День тому

    haha..."political persecution" sounds familiar!

  • @deborahburroughs8905
    @deborahburroughs8905 День тому

    OK this old man gets an 18 year old girl pregnant while he’s still married to his old, sick wife and everybody keeps telling the 18 year old she needs to act her age truly the sign of the Times. Thank God for women’s Lib.❤

  • @389383
    @389383 День тому

    Another "Johnny" movie title!

  • @wandafossett846
    @wandafossett846 День тому

    😍😍😍🌷💋🌄 🌅 Beauty is in the Eyes of The Beholder!!! GENESIS Everything God made was GOOD 🙏 🎶 🎼

  • @joemag6032
    @joemag6032 День тому

    19:20 Is that a bow wire helping to hold a model of a ship in place for the camera ?

  • @pvb876287
    @pvb876287 День тому

    this movie is crap

  • @tonygomez620
    @tonygomez620 День тому

    Im from Tijuana,when i went to New York City .I was also very sick from the bad food i ate!

  • @pete-mz9vr
    @pete-mz9vr День тому

    What was that laying on the floor during the strip show?

  • @user-dh5cv6go1v
    @user-dh5cv6go1v День тому

    Sharp Ginger, Undesirable alien to be deported. Only if that was true today on a mass scale. Tku for post.

  • @LouisWalker-ij2xi
    @LouisWalker-ij2xi День тому

    First time❤