The Manxman (1929)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 50min
- Drama, Romance
- 16 Dec 1929 (USA)
- Movie
A fisherman and a rising young lawyer, who grew up as brothers, fall in love with the same girl.
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Carl Brisson | ... |
Pete Quilliam
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Malcolm Keen | ... |
Philip Christian
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Anny Ondra | ... |
Kate Cregeen
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Randle Ayrton | ... |
Caesar Cregeen
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Clare Greet | ... |
Mrs. Cregeen
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Kim Peacock | ... |
Ross Christian (uncredited)
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Nellie Richards | ... |
Wardress (uncredited)
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Wilfred Shine | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Harry Terry | ... |
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Hall Caine | ... | (novel) (as Sir Hall Caine) |
Eliot Stannard | ... | (scenario) |
Produced by
John Maxwell | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Xavier Berthelot | ... | (uncredited) (2005) |
Cinematography by
Jack E. Cox | ... | (photography) (as Jack Cox) |
Editing by
Emile de Ruelle |
Art Direction by
C. Wilfred Arnold | ... | (as W. Arnold) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Mills | ... | assistant director |
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Powell | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Alfred Roome | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Wardour Films (1929) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Sono Art-World Wide Pictures (1929) (United States) (theatrical)
- Suomen Biografi (1929) (Finland) (theatrical)
- AB Svensk Filmindustri (1931) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Optimum Releasing (2006) (United Kingdom) (video)
- StudioCanal (2007) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Hitchcock Collection: The Early Years)
- Universal Pictures Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- BFI Films (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal (2016) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (on 'The Early Hitchcock Collection')
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2019) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2019) (United States) (DVD)
- Netflix (2021) (Non-US) (video) (VOD) (several territories in Europe)
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Plot Summary |
Despite their differing backgrounds, fisherman Pete and lawyer Philip have been life-long friends on the Isle of Man. Pete wants to marry Kate, the landlord's daughter at the local inn. However, Kate's father doesn't think he is good enough. Pete leaves the island to seek his fortune abroad and entrusts Kate to Philip, but they start to be attracted to each other.
Written by Col Needham |
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Trivia | Two key lines in this movie have no intertitles, the viewer having to lip-read them. (At around one hour and four minutes) Kate reveals to Philip, "Philip, I am going to have a baby." Four minutes later, she reveals to her husband Pete, "I am going to have a baby." See more » |
Goofs | (at around 1 min) Philip puts his right hand in his pocket, but it is not in the pocket in the subsequent shot. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Alfred Hitchcock: Master of Suspense (2013). See more » |
Quotes |
[first title card]
Title Card: "What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?" See more » |