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Alfred Hitchcock : master of suspense.

Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Added Author). Mill Creek Entertainment. (Added Author). Disc 1. The lady vanishes: Margaret Lockwood ; The farmer's wife: Jameson Thomas ; The Manxman: Carl Brisson ; Alfred Hitchcock presents: the Chaney vase: Darrin McGavin ; Alfred Hitchcock presents: the sorcerer's apprentice: Barndon De Wilde. (Cast). Disc 2. Rich and strange: Henry Kendall ; The thirty-nine steps: Robert Donat ; Secret agent: John Gielgud ; Champagne: Betty Balfour ; Blackmail: Anny Ondra. (Cast).

Summary:

Disc 1. The lady vanishes: During a transcontinental train trip in Europe, a young woman is alarmed to discover a passenger has disappeared -- The farmer's wife: (silent) A lonely widowed farmer is looking for a new bride, not realizing the housekeeper helping him with his search is secretly in love with him -- The Manxman (silent): A romantic tale of intrigue involving a love triangle concerning three residents of the Isle of Man -- Alfred Hitchcock presents: the Chaney vase: An elderly woman finds herself a prisoner in her own home -- Alfred Hitchock presents: the sorcerer's apprentice: A young drifter is befriended by a carnival magician and his beautiful assistant, who don't realize with whom they are involved.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 748 min.) : silent & sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Minneapolis, Minn.] : Mill Creek Entertainment, [2008]
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Episodes from the television series, Alfred Hitchcock presents, The Chaney vase and The sorcerer's apprentice originially broadcast between 1955 and 1962; feature films originally released between 1926 and 1939.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. The lady vanishes / GB Pictures ; an Alfred Hitchcock film ; screenplay by Sidney Gilliatt and Frank Launder (1938, 97 min.) -- The farmer's wife / British International Picture Ltd. ; an Alfred Hitchcock film ; [play] by Eden Phillpotts ; screenplay by Eliot Stannard (silent, 1928, 98 min.) -- The Manxman / British International Picture Ltd. ; an Alfred Hitchcock film ; original story by Sir Hall Caine (1926, 83 min.) -- Alfred Hitchcock presents: The Chaney vase / Shamley Productions Inc. ; directed by Robert Stevens ; written by Robert Blees (1955-1962, 24 min.) -- Alfred Hitchcock presents: The sorcerer's apprentice / Shamley Productions Inc. ; produced by John Harrison (1955-1962, 24 min.). Disc 2. Rich and strange / British International Picture Ltd. ; story by Dale Collins ; directed and adapted by Alfred Hitchcock (1932, 83 min.) -- The thirty-nine steps / Gaumont-British Pictures Ltd. ; an Alfred Hitchcock film ; story by John Buchan ; adapted by Charles Bennett (1935, 83 min.) -- Secret agent / Gaumont-British Pictures Ltd. ; an Alfred Hitchcock film ; from the play by Bennett (1936, 86 min.) -- Champagne / British International Pictures, Ltd. ; original story by Walter C. Mycroft ; directed and adapted by Alfred Hitchcock (1928, 86 min.) -- Blackmail / British International Pictures Ltd. ; from the play by Charles Bennett ; directed and adapted by Alfred Hitchcock (1929, 84 min.).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Disc 1. The lady vanishes: photographer, Jack Cox ; editor, R. E. Dearing -- The farmer's wife: photographer, John J. Cox ; art director, C. Wilfred Arnold -- The Manxman: photographer, Jack Cox ; art director, W. Arnold ; editor, Emile de Ruelle -- Alfred Hitchcock presents: the Chaney vase: photographer, Reggie Lanning ; art director, Martin Obzine ; editor, Edward W. Williams -- Alfred Hitchcock presents: the sorcerer's apprentice: photographer, John L. Russell ; art director, Martin Obzina ; editor, Edward W. Williams. Disc 2. Rich and strange: photographers, John Cox, Charles Martin ; art director, C. Wilfred Arnold ; editors, Rene Marrison, Winifred Cooper -- The thirty-nine steps: photographer, Bernard Knowles ; art director, O. Werndorff ; editor, D. N. Twist -- Secret agent: photographer, Bernard Knowles ; art director, O. Werndorff ; editor, Charles Frend -- Champagne: photographer, John J. Cox ; art director, C. W. Arnold -- Blackmail: photographer, Jack Cox ; art director, W. C. Arnold ; editor, Emile de Ruelle.
Participant or Performer Note:	Disc 1. The lady vanishes: Margaret Lockwood ; The farmer's wife: Jameson Thomas ; The Manxman: Carl Brisson ; Alfred Hitchcock presents: the Chaney vase: Darrin McGavin ; Alfred Hitchcock presents: the sorcerer's apprentice: Barndon De Wilde. Disc 2. Rich and strange: Henry Kendall ; The thirty-nine steps: Robert Donat ; Secret agent: John Gielgud ; Champagne: Betty Balfour ; Blackmail: Anny Ondra.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	English dialogue (all films); silent film captions in English.