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Early Hitchcock
Before Hollywood beckoned, Alfred Hitchcock directed some of the best British films ever made, many of them suspenseful thrillers that predicted his later, more famous American movies.
From silent crime dramas clearly influenced by German expressionism to witty thrillers featuring sparring couples, these are essential films for any cinema lover wishing to know more about the master of suspense.
DownhillDownhill
Drama 1927 105 minsSilentDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock’s fifth film features an early variation on his fabled ‘wrong man’plot, as Ivor Novello stands accused of getting a girl pregnant.
The Lady VanishesThe Lady Vanishes
Thriller 1938 96 minsDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
An old woman disappears mysteriously on a busy train in Hitchcock’s delightful classic.
The Lodger: A Story of the London FogThe Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Crime 1926 91 minsSilentDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
Ivor Novello plays a strange lodger who may be behind a number of Jack the Ripper-style killings in Alfred Hitchcock’s silent thriller.
The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Knew Too Much
Thriller 1934 72 minsDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
An English couple are drawn into espionage when their daughter is kidnapped.
SabotageSabotage
Thriller 1936 77 minsDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
A cinema owner works with a ring of terrorists, with drastic effects on his wife and her brother, in Hitchcock’s London-set thriller.
Secret AgentSecret Agent
Thriller 1936 83 minsDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
Long before James Bond, Alfred Hitchcock tried the story of a suave spy.
The 39 StepsThe 39 Steps
Thriller 1935 83 minsDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
Sublime and suspenseful version of the popular John Buchan spy thriller from the master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock.
Young and InnocentYoung and Innocent
Thriller 1937 83 minsDirector: Alfred Hitchcock
In Hitchcock's early thriller, the witness to a murder is accused of the crime, evading arrest to track the real killer.