June 6th
The Manxman* (PG)
Barbican Cinema, London

GB 1929. British International. 90m. bw. silent

A publican's daughter marries a local fisherman but loves his best friend, an aspiring Isle of Man deemster.
Average love triangle melodrama, uncharacteristically shot (for Hitchcock) in beautiful Cornish locations instead of the Isle of Man. Though not a thriller, ample evidence that Hitch could have turned his hands to other genres had he been allowed to.

Written by: Eliot Stannard, from the novel by Hall Caine.
Producer: John Maxwell.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock.
Starring: Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen, Anny Ondra, Randle Ayrton, Clare Greet.
Photography: Jack Cox.

Musical Accompaniment: Stephen Horne (on two instruments).