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The Pleasure Garden

1925 · 91 min · DE

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Hitchcock's first completed feature, Gainsborough and Emelka, 1925. Two dancers at a London hall: Patsy (Virginia Valli) keeps her head; Jill (Carmelita Geraghty) marries a man who takes her abroad and does not stay useful. Eliot Stannard adapted Oliver Sandys. They shot at Emelka near Munich and on Lake Como. The first minutes stay in the theatre: a track along the chorus, then a spectator with glasses. That is the film deciding where to look.

Romance · Drama

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1925 · Source: moosetash

Public domain presentation

Public Domain Source

moosetash

In Early Hitchcock

Cast & Crew

Alfred Hitchcock · DirectorVirginia Valli · Patsy BrandCarmelita Geraghty · Jill Cheyne

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From the Reading Room

Article
The Pleasure Garden - San Francisco Silent Film Festival

Festival resource on Hitchcock's directorial debut and early thematic concerns.

Article
Beginner's Guide to Alfred Hitchcock: The Pleasure Garden (1925) — Talk Film Society

Critical introduction to Hitchcock's emerging visual style and narrative approach.

Article
The Pleasure Garden (1925, Alfred Hitchcock) — Ian Farrington

Analysis of voyeurism and sexuality in Hitchcock's debut feature.

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Cast

Principal players
Virginia Valli

Virginia Valli

Patsy Brand

Carmelita Geraghty

Carmelita Geraghty

Jill Cheyne

Miles Mander

Miles Mander

Levett

John Stuart

John Stuart

Hugh Fielding

George Snell

George Snell

Oscar Hamilton

F

Frederic K. Martini

Mr. Sidey

F

Florence Helminger

Mrs. Sidey

Crew

Eliot Stannard

writer

Baron Ventimiglia

cinematographer

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