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Downhill
Downhill (1927)
, 1h20
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Films based on plays, Erotic thriller films
Actors Ivor Novello, Isabel Jeans, Ian Hunter, Violet Farebrother, Norman McKinnel, Ben Webster

At an expensive English boarding school for boys, Roddy Berwick (Ivor Novello) is School Captain and star rugby player. He and his best friend Tim (Robin Irvine) start seeing a waitress Mabel (Annette Benson). Out of pique, she tells the headmaster that she is pregnant and that Roddy is the father. In fact it was Tim, who cannot afford to be expelled because he needs to win a scholarship to attend Oxford University. Promising Tim that he will never reveal the truth, Roddy accepts expulsion.
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
, 1h15
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, Ivor Novello, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, Alfred Hitchcock

The film begins with the screaming visage of a young blonde woman, framed against a sheet of glass, her golden hair illuminated. She is the seventh victim of a serial killer known as "The Avenger", who targets young blonde women on Tuesday evenings.
The Mountain Eagle
The Mountain Eagle (1926)
, 57minutes
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romance
Actors Nita Naldi, Bernhard Goetzke, John F. Hamilton, Ferdinand Martini

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.
The Blackguard
The Blackguard (1925)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Graham Cuts
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Jane Novak, Walter Rilla, Frank Stanmore, Bernhard Goetzke, Fritz Alberti, Loni Nest

Against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, a violinist (Rilla) saves a princess (Novak) from execution.
The Pleasure Garden
The Pleasure Garden (1927)
, 1h15
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Virginia Valli, Carmelita Geraghty, Miles Mander, John Stuart, Georg H. Schnell, Ferdinand Martini

Jill arrives in London with a letter of introduction to Mr. Hamilton, proprietor of the Pleasure Garden Theatre. The letter and all her money are stolen from her handbag as she waits to see him. Patsy, a chorus girl at the Pleasure Garden, sees her difficulty and offers to take her to her own lodgings and to try to get her a job. Next morning Jill is successful in getting a part in the show. Her fiance, Hugh, arrives with a colleague called Levet. Levet and Patsy become very close while Jill is being pursued by a number of rich men, particularly a Prince Ivan. Hugh is sent to Africa by his company.
The Passionate Adventure
The Passionate Adventure (1924)

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Graham Cuts
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Clive Brook, Marjorie Daw, Alice Joyce, Marjorie Daw, Victor McLaglen, Lillian Hall-Davis

The marriage between Adrian and Drusilla St. Clair (Brook and Joyce) has become unsatisfactory and loveless since Adrian's return from World War I, with the couple treating each other with cold distance. Seeking escape from his unfulfilled home life, Adrian takes off to the East End of London where he disguises himself as a shabby itinerant. There he meets a pretty young waif Vicky (Marjorie Daw) and takes on the role of her unofficial protector.
The Sign of Four
The Sign of Four (1923)

Directed by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Isobel Elsom, Norman Page

Holmes and Watson are called in to investigate a strange murder in South London which appears to have its roots in events in India some years before.
The White Shadow
The White Shadow (1924)
, 1h22
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Graham Cuts
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Betty Compson, Clive Brook, Henry Victor, A.B. Imeson, Olaf Hytten

The plot concerns twin sisters, one good, the other evil.
Woman to Woman
Woman to Woman (1923)
, 1h22
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, Graham Cuts
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films based on plays
Actors Betty Compson, Clive Brook, Victor McLaglen, Marie Ault, Henry Vibart

L'histoire est tirée d'une pièce qui avait eu du succès à Londres. Il s'agit d'un officier de l'armée anglaise pendant la Première guerre mondiale. À la faveur d'une permission à Paris, il a une liaison avec une danseuse, puis il retourne au front. Là-bas , il est victime d'un choc...il perd la mémoire. Il retourne en Angleterre et il épouse une femme de la haute société. Ensuite réapparaît la danseuse avec un enfant. Conflit...L'histoire se termine par la mort de la danseuse.
Buy Your Own Cherries
Buy Your Own Cherries (1904)
, 4minutes
Directed by Robert W. Paul
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs

Dans un débit de boissons, un homme, apparemment aisé, consomme un verre d'alcool, encouragé par la patronne. Un autre client entre, un portefaix, pauvrement habillé. Il commande un verre d'ale que la patronne ajoute à son ardoise déjà remplie. Un marchand ambulant entre et vend des cerises à la patronne qui s'empresse d'en offrir à son meilleur client. Le portefaix n'hésite pas à se servir à son tour, mais la patronne lui reproche son sans-gêne et le force à apurer sa dette en vidant ses poches de toute monnaie. Furieux, il sort après avoir brisé son verre.