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6.0/10
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Bound by honor, a successful schoolboy takes the blame for his roommate's indiscretion, and it's all downhill from there.Bound by honor, a successful schoolboy takes the blame for his roommate's indiscretion, and it's all downhill from there.Bound by honor, a successful schoolboy takes the blame for his roommate's indiscretion, and it's all downhill from there.
Constance Collier
- Dance Hall Lady with Purse
- (uncredited)
Daisy Jackson
- The Seductive Waitress
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Constance Collier(uncredited)
- Ivor Novello(uncredited)
- Eliot Stannard
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Sir Alfred Hitchcock looked back on this film, he was quite critical of it and felt that the symbolism he used was a touch too obvious.
- GoofsWhen Roddy and the girl are dancing in the candy shop, a gramophone record of a tune called "I Want Money" is shown. It's on the old "WINNER" label. In a flashback, it's playing again on the record player, but in a further flashback, in a montage, the record has become a "His Master's Voice" disc.
- Quotes
[first title card]
Title Card: Here is a tale of two school-boys who made a pact of loyalty. One of them kept it - at a price.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Shepperton Babylon (2005)
- SoundtracksI Want Some Money
Words by Herbert Rule & Fred Holt.
Music by L. Silberman.
Played on the gramophone machine by Mabel; even though Downhill is a silent film, the accompanying music would have referenced this song as it underscores elements of the plot.
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Silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock about a wealthy young man named Roddy (Ivor Novello) who takes the blame for a friend's indiscretions with a tramp and finds his whole life unraveling because of it. Not entirely successful, with a yawner of an ending, but worth a look for Novello's performance and glimpses of Hitchcock's emerging style. Tenth-billed Ian Hunter plays a small role as an actor who helps rip Roddy off. The whole thing is filmed in sepia tone except for a section in green, the reason behind which is actually fairly clever. Watch and I'm sure you'll figure it out. It's a decent picture but it goes on too long. Lost my interest well before the disappointing ending. Still, give it a go and form your own opinion. Even a lesser Hitchcock film is worth seeing.
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- utgard14
- Jul 12, 2017
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $158
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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