Hitchcock Collection [5-disc] DVD

Alfred Hitchcock, the legendary silhouette marking the silver screen, is our very own guide into the dark world of crime. The man, who described himself as very fat and very ambitious, was even more intriguing than his formidable body of work that commenced hereÉ THE RING, MANXMAN, FARMERÕS WIFE and CHAMPAGNE: These silent films (amongst the first ones directed by Alfred Hitchcock) have been modified, including an original music, composed and performed by Xavier Berthelot, recreating the atmosphere of the silent movies from the beginning of the century.

 

Jack Saunders and Bob Corby are two boxers in love with Nellie. Jack and Nellie are married but their marriage is flat so she starts to look to Bob for comfort.

 

A spoilt rich girl leads a life of luxury on the profits from her father££s champagne business. To bring her back down to earth he tells her that all the money has been lost so she goes to seek her fortune.

 

Farmer Sweetland is a lonely old widower. He is determined to marry again and he enlists the help of his housekeeper Minta to pick a wife from the local single women.

 

Despite their differing backgrounds, fisherman Pete and lawyer Philip have been life long friends on the Isle of Man. Pete wants to marry Kate, the landlord££s daughter at the local inn, however Kate££s father doesn££t think he is good enough. Pete leaves the island to seek his fortune abroad and entrusts Kate to Philip, but they start to be attracted to each other.

 

Alice White, detective Frank Webber££s girlfriend, is invited by an artist to visit his studio. The man tries to rape Alice and she kills him with a knife to defend herself. A criminal sees the murder and he keeps the lady££s glove from the crime scene in order to blackmail her. Frank is assigned to the murder case.

 

The police find the actress, Diana Baring, near the body of her friend. All the circumstantial proofs seems to point to her and, at the end of the trial, she is condemned. Sir John Menier, a jury member, suspects Diana££s boyfriend, who works as an acrobat wearing a dresses.

 

A rich family, the Hillcrests, is fighting against the speculator, Hornblower, who sends away poor farmers to build factories on their lands. When Mrs. Hillcrest finds out that Chloe Hornblower was a prostitute, she uses this secret to blackmail the speculator and force him to stop his business.

 

Fred and Emily Hill are leading a boring life in London. They receive a big inheritance by a rich relative and now they can realize all their dreams. They leave for a cruise behaving as rich people....but this is the beginning of the end. Richness makes they soon forget their love and family.

 

Johnny Jones is an action reporter on a New York newspaper. The editor appoints him European correspondent because he is fed up with the dry, reports he currently gets. Jones££ first assignment is to get the inside story on a secret treaty agreed between two European countries by the famous diplomat, Mr. Van Meer. However things don££t go to plan and Jones enlists the help of a young woman to help track down a group of spies.