Listen "The Pleasure Garden (1925)"
Episode Synopsis
We turn our attention to Alfred Hitchcock’s first feature film, The Pleasure Garden. This movie follows two nightclub dancers whose careers and love lives take starkly different directions. There’s also a very wise dog.
Details: Gainsborough-Emelka Pictures, 1925. Produced by Michael Balcon. Written by Eliot Stannard, based on the novel by Oliver Sandys. Starring Virginia Valli, Carmelita Geraghty, Miles Mander, and John Stuart. Cinematography by Baron Ventimiglia.
Ranking: 44 out of 52. Ranking movies is a reductive parlor game. It’s also fun. And it’s a good way to frame a discussion. We aggregated over 70 ranking lists from critics, fans, and magazines, and will be going through Alfred Hitchcock’s films from “worst” to “best.” The Pleasure Garden got 426 ranking points.
Details: Gainsborough-Emelka Pictures, 1925. Produced by Michael Balcon. Written by Eliot Stannard, based on the novel by Oliver Sandys. Starring Virginia Valli, Carmelita Geraghty, Miles Mander, and John Stuart. Cinematography by Baron Ventimiglia.
Ranking: 44 out of 52. Ranking movies is a reductive parlor game. It’s also fun. And it’s a good way to frame a discussion. We aggregated over 70 ranking lists from critics, fans, and magazines, and will be going through Alfred Hitchcock’s films from “worst” to “best.” The Pleasure Garden got 426 ranking points.
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