1929 - THE MANXMAN, rare Alfred Hitchock drama.

Alfred Hitchcock in his last silent film brings his visual composition skills to The Manxman, an interesting if familiar melodramatic love triangle.

Hitchcock's silent films are rarely discussed with the exception of The Lodger which is considered the first real Hitchcock thriller.  But  The Manxman is a more interesting film and certainly shows that Hitchcock was a very talented film maker even three years into his career, not even John Ford had such a sophisticated visual style when he began directing.

Of course it would hardly be a Hitchcock film without closeups of a blond, in this case the actor Anny Ondra.  If you know anything about Hitchcock you know that this obsession with blond women would show up in his films throughout his career. 

Ondra is featured in an early sound test with Hitchcock who is being very politically incorrect with her.

The Manxman is not some undiscovered classic but it's worth a look for Alfred Hitchcock's film making ability.

90 minutes.