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| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Starring | Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen |
| Supporting actors | Anny Ondra, Randle Ayrton, Clare Greet, Kim Peacock, Nellie Richards, Wilfred Shine, Harry Terry |
| Studio | lionsgate |
| MPAA rating | NR (Not Rated) |
| Rental rights | 24 hour viewing period. Details |
| Purchase rights | Stream instantly and download to 2 locations Details |
| Format | Amazon Instant Video (streaming online video and digital download) |
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Mal Tempo
on May 24, 2014
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Alfred Hitchcock’s last silent movie may leave a 21st century audience howling for relief.
Based on Hall Caine’s hoary moral tale about two close friends and the woman they both love will leave you wondering when the requisite murder might occur. However, this movie isn’t The Lodger.
The Manxman is a callow fisherman on the Isle of Man. Hence, he is a manx. The girl is the minx.
We can’t possibly spoil the film by telling you whether there is a murder or not when the script foreshadows keep telling you it’s coming.
Instead the viewer is subjected to deceit in marriage, duplicity and hypocrisy between friends, suicidal impulses, and a baby too.
Hall Caine was gay, but wrote like Somerset Maugham about straight men that seem like they love each other more than the woman between them, in this case a cool blonde who drives them both to the brink.
Hitchcock had issues with author Caine, and the movie version never satisfied the novelist.
If anything came out of this movie, it was likely that Hall Caine told Hitch that he had a gay affair with a purported Jack the Ripper suspect. It was a theme that seemed to crop up in Hitchcock years later in movies like Strangers on a Train and Rope. His earlier film was about the Ripper. We don’t know if Caine revealed this secret to Hitch, but he may have.
That may be the most noteworthy trivia about The Manxman. Hitch does throw in some brilliant moments, but his signature cameo is not among them. He knew when to stay out of the frame.
The black and white print is gloriously textured, and the acting is gloriously outdated. The actors had faces back then—and they used them to great effect.Read more ›
Based on Hall Caine’s hoary moral tale about two close friends and the woman they both love will leave you wondering when the requisite murder might occur. However, this movie isn’t The Lodger.
The Manxman is a callow fisherman on the Isle of Man. Hence, he is a manx. The girl is the minx.
We can’t possibly spoil the film by telling you whether there is a murder or not when the script foreshadows keep telling you it’s coming.
Instead the viewer is subjected to deceit in marriage, duplicity and hypocrisy between friends, suicidal impulses, and a baby too.
Hall Caine was gay, but wrote like Somerset Maugham about straight men that seem like they love each other more than the woman between them, in this case a cool blonde who drives them both to the brink.
Hitchcock had issues with author Caine, and the movie version never satisfied the novelist.
If anything came out of this movie, it was likely that Hall Caine told Hitch that he had a gay affair with a purported Jack the Ripper suspect. It was a theme that seemed to crop up in Hitchcock years later in movies like Strangers on a Train and Rope. His earlier film was about the Ripper. We don’t know if Caine revealed this secret to Hitch, but he may have.
That may be the most noteworthy trivia about The Manxman. Hitch does throw in some brilliant moments, but his signature cameo is not among them. He knew when to stay out of the frame.
The black and white print is gloriously textured, and the acting is gloriously outdated. The actors had faces back then—and they used them to great effect.Read more ›
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