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The Mountain Eagle is a British film of genre Drama directed by Alfred Hitchcock released in USA on 1 november 1926 with Nita Naldi

The Mountain Eagle (1926)

The Mountain Eagle
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Released in USA 1 november 1926
Length 57minutes
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Romance

The Mountain Eagle is a 1927 British silent film, and Alfred Hitchcock's second as director following The Pleasure Garden. The film, a romantic melodrama set in Kentucky, is about a widower (Bernhard Goetzke) who jealously competes with his crippled son (John F. Hamilton) and a man he loathes (Malcolm Keen) over the affections of a schoolteacher (Nita Naldi). The film was mostly produced at the Emelka Film studios in Munich, Germany in autumn of 1925, with exterior scenes shot in the village of Obergurgl in the State of Tyrol, Austria.
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Synopsis

The film is set in Kentucky. J. P. Pettigrew's (Bernhard Goetzke) wife died giving birth to his son Edward (John F. Hamilton), who was born a cripple. Pettigrew loathes John ("Fear o' God") Fulton (Malcolm Keen) who was also in love with Pettigrew's wife. Pettigrew witnesses his now grown son making love to schoolteacher Beatrice (Nita Naldi) and confronts her about the relationship. He attempts to take her in his arms but Beatrice rejects his advances. Pettigrew's son Edward sees this and flees the village.

Actors

Nita Naldi

(Beatrice)
Bernhard Goetzke

(Mr. Pettigrew)
John F. Hamilton

(Edward Pettigrew)
Ferdinand Martini

((uncredited))
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