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Hitchcock favorites

The Manxman: On the Isle of Man, a fisherman wants to marry a wealthy innkeeper's daughter, and to prove himself worthy of her hand in marriage, goes on a long voyage, entrusting her safety to his best friend, a lawyer. During his absence, the lawyer and innkeeper's daughter fall in love, and when the fisherman's ship wrecks at sea, they plan to marry. But is the fisherman really dead?

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  • "The Manxman: On the Isle of Man, a fisherman wants to marry a wealthy innkeeper's daughter, and to prove himself worthy of her hand in marriage, goes on a long voyage, entrusting her safety to his best friend, a lawyer. During his absence, the lawyer and innkeeper's daughter fall in love, and when the fisherman's ship wrecks at sea, they plan to marry. But is the fisherman really dead?"@en
  • "The manxman is Hitchcock's last silent film. Filmed amid the haunting scenery of the Isle of Man, it is the torrid tale of a twisted love triangle gone wrong, of dashed hopes and deperate redemption."@en
  • "Jamaica Inn: An Irish orphan girl goes to live with an uncle who is discovered to be involved in a group of smuggling highwaymen ravaging the area. Young and innocent: The estranged husband of a beautiful actress with a bad reputation discovers her dead body on a beach, and goes on the run after the authorities mistake him as the killer. The skin game: The aristocratic Hillcrests try to keep the nouveau riche Hornblowers from acquiring a tract of land for sale next to their estate. Hitchcock presents: the sorcerer's apprentice: A young magician apprenticed to a well-known illusionist learns how real magic can be. The Manxman: On the Isle of Man, a fisherman wants to marry a wealthy innkeeper's daughter, and to prove himself worthy of her hand in marriage, goes on a long voyage, entrusting her safety to his best friend, a lawyer. During his absence, the lawyer and innkeeper's daughter fall in love, and when the fisherman's ship wrecks at sea, they plan to marry. But is the fisherman really dead? Juno and the paycock: Juno is the patriarch of a poor Irish family who tries to hold the family together and preserve their good name while her husband does nothing but bring them disrepute. Champagne: When his spoiled daughter marries against his wishes, a champagne magnate decides to teach her a lesson by claiming his business is bankrupt. Hitchcock presents: the Cheney vase: A disgruntled museum curator devises a sinister plan surrounding a priceless vase in order to get back at his former employer. The farmer's wife: Seeking a new wife, a widowed farmer enlists his housekeeper for assistance, but doesn't realize that his housekeeper is head over heels for him. Easy virtue: A woman goes through a divorce and attempts to overcome the tarnished reputation that accompanies it. The ring: A young woman grows disenchanted with her boxer lover and falls for her lover's rival."@en
  • "Hitchcock presents: the sorcerer's apprentice: A young magician apprenticed to a well-known illusionist learns how real magic can be."@en
  • "Hitchcock presents: The Cheney vase is an early episode of the classic TV series. A disgruntled museum curator devises a sinister plan to get back at his former employer. Desperate to lay his hands on a famous vase, just how far is he willing to go to get it?"@en
  • "Juno and the paycock: Juno is the patriarch of a poor Irish family who tries to hold the family together and preserve their good name while her husband does nothing but bring them disrepute."@en
  • "The ring throws three lovers into the hazardous world of boxing and walks the fine line between love and danger. A young woman is married to a fighter but when she loses interest she flees into the arms of his rival. It takes a near lethal punch to put things into perspective."@en
  • "The skin game: The aristocratic Hillcrests try to keep the nouveau riche Hornblowers from acquiring a tract of land for sale next to their estate."@en
  • "The farmer's wife features a widowed farmer on a mission to re-marry.Together with his housekeeper, Minta, he proceeds on his quest little knowing that the perfect candidate is closer than he thinks."@en
  • "In Juno and the paycock the head of a poor Irish family in the 1920s struggles to hold the family together during hard times. Meanwhile her husband does nothing but bring them disrepute. The tension builds to a tragic climax that is sure to leave you chilled to the bone."@en
  • "Young and innocent: The estranged husband of a beautiful actress with a bad reputation discovers her dead body on a beach, and goes on the run after the authorities mistake him as the killer."@en
  • "The ring: A young woman grows disenchanted with her boxer lover and falls for her lover's rival."@en
  • "The Young and innocent features Robert, the estranged husband of a beautiful actress with a bad reputation. When he discovers her lifeless body on the beach he is mistaken for the murderer and soon finds himself on the run, learning that murder makes for very strange bedfellows."@en
  • "Champagne: When his spoiled daughter marries against his wishes, a champagne magnate decides to teach her a lesson by claiming his business is bankrupt."@en
  • "In Champagne the millionaire father of an impetuous daughter decides to put an end to her flipant behavior and teach her a lesson by cutting her off. When his plan goes too far she ends up learning more than any girl should know."@en
  • "In The skin game the Hillcrests are blue-blood aristicracy, on the brink of being bought out by a brash tradesman and his family. Just how low will they sink to preserve their place in high society?"@en
  • "Easy virtue paints a chilling picture of social claustrophobia in a drama about a young woman and her plight for pleasure in a world of social taboo. She just wants to be happy, but stifling society standards hold her hostage to sorrow."@en
  • "Hitchcock presents: the Cheney vase: A disgruntled museum curator devises a sinister plan surrounding a priceless vase in order to get back at his former employer."@en
  • "Eleven movies and TV episodes compiled into one collection of favorites. The first is Jamaica inn in which an orphan girl is sent to stay with her aunt and uncle, proprietors of the notorious Jamaica inn. Mary soon discovers that the inn has a terrible secret, and the strange abode is about to claim its next victim."@en
  • "Jamaica Inn: An Irish orphan girl goes to live with an uncle who is discovered to be involved in a group of smuggling highwaymen ravaging the area."@en
  • "Easy virtue: A woman goes through a divorce and attempts to overcome the tarnished reputation that accompanies it."@en
  • "Hitchcock presents: The sorcerer's apprentice is the controversial episode of the long running television series featuring a young magician learning the tricks of the trade. He is about to find out that it's no trick, and the gruesome illusion is all too real."@en
  • "The farmer's wife: Seeking a new wife, a widowed farmer enlists his housekeeper for assistance, but doesn't realize that his housekeeper is head over heels for him."@en

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