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An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination. This fleet and gripping film is the first of the early thrillers the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, made during the fertile phase of his career spent at the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation. Besides affirming Hitchcock’s genius, it gave the brilliant Peter Lorre his first English-speaking role, as a slithery villain. With its tension and gallows humor, it’s pure Hitchcock, and it set the tone for such films as The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.
Original Release
12/01/1934
US Release
03/21/1935
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Leslie Banks | Bob Lawrence |
Edna Best | Jill Lawrence |
Peter Lorre | Abbott |
Frank Vosper | Ramon Levine |
Hugh Wakefield | Clive |
Nova Pilbeam | Betty Lawrence |
Pierre Fresnay | Louis Bernard |
Cicely Oates | Nurse Agnes |
D.A. Clarke-Smith | Binstead |
George Curzon | Gibson |
Directors
Writers
Charles Bennett, D.B. Wyndham-Lewis, Edwin Greenwood, A.R. Rawlinson, Emlyn Williams
Cast
Name | Character |
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Leslie Banks | Bob Lawrence |
Edna Best | Jill Lawrence |
Peter Lorre | Abbott |
Frank Vosper | Ramon Levine |
Hugh Wakefield | Clive |
Nova Pilbeam | Betty Lawrence |
Pierre Fresnay | Louis Bernard |
Cicely Oates | Nurse Agnes |
D.A. Clarke-Smith | Binstead |
George Curzon | Gibson |
Frank Atkinson | Policeman Shot Behind Mattress |
Betty Baskcomb | Lawrence's Maid |
Cot D'Ordan | Concierge |
Tony De Lungo | Hotel Manager |
Clare Greet | Mrs. Brockett |
Pat Hagan | Policeman at Siege |
Joan Harrison | Secretary |
Edward A. Hill-Mitchelson | Minor Role |
Alfred Hitchcock | Man in the Raincoat Passing The Bus |
James Knight | Police Inspector |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Michael Balcon | Producer |
Ivor Montagu | Producer |