Bound by honor, a successful schoolboy takes the blame for his roommate's indiscretion, and it's all downhill from there.
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| Ivor Novello | ... |
Roddy Berwick
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| Ben Webster | ... |
Dr. Dowson
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| Norman McKinnel | ... |
Sir Thomas Berwick
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| Robin Irvine | ... |
Tim Wakeley
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Jerrold Robertshaw | ... |
The Rev. Henry Wakeley
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| Sybil Rhoda | ... |
Sybil Wakeley
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| Annette Benson | ... |
Mabel
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| Lilian Braithwaite | ... |
Lady Berwick
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| Isabel Jeans | ... |
Julia Fotheringale
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| Ian Hunter | ... |
Archie
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| Hannah Jones | ... |
Dresser
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| Barbara Gott | ... |
Madame Michet
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| Violet Farebrother | ... |
Poetess
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Alf Goddard | ... |
Sailor
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| Constance Collier | ... |
Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
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Daisy Jackson | ... |
The Seductive Waitress (uncredited)
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J. Nelson | ... |
Hibbert (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Alfred Hitchcock | ||
Written by
| Constance Collier | ... | () (as David L'Estrange) & |
| Ivor Novello | ... | () (as David L'Estrange) |
| Eliot Stannard | ... | (scenario) |
| Constance Collier | ... | (play "Down Hill") (uncredited) |
| Ivor Novello | ... | (play "Down Hill") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Michael Balcon | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| C.M. Woolf | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Claude L. McDonnell | ... | (photography) (as Claude McDonnell) |
Editing by
| T.L. Rich | ... | (as Lionel Rich) |
| Ivor Montagu | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Bertram Evans | ... | (as Bert Evans) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Frank Mills | ... | assistant director |
Additional Crew
| Michael Balcon | ... | presenter |
| C.M. Woolf | ... | presenter |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Woolf & Freedman Film Service (1927) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as W. & F. Film Service Ltd) (sole distributors in the United Kingdom)
- Franco Films (1928) (France) (theatrical)
- Sono Art-World Wide Pictures (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- BFI Films (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Divisa Home Video (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (on 'The Lodger' DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Gainsborough Pictures (owned and controlled throughout the world by)
Storyline
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Public schoolboy Roddy Berwick is expelled from school when he takes the blame for a friend's charge and his life falls apart in a series of misadventures.
Written by Col Needham |
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| Taglines | A College Hero round whom is woven a picture of Love and Treachery. (Print ad- The recorder ((Port Pirie, South Australia)) 3 July 1928) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When 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. See more » |
| Goofs | When 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Shepperton Babylon (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I Want Some Money See more » |
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Title Card: Here is a tale of two school-boys who made a pact of loyalty. One of them kept it - at a price. See more » |