Champagne

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Champagne

1928

1h 29m

Comedy

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A millionaire (Gordon Harker) pretends bankruptcy to teach his daughter (Betty Balfour) responsibility.

David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...an awfully slight premise that's employed to mostly watchable yet entirely forgettable effect by Hitchcock...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 31, 2020

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Sarah Boslaugh

TheArtsStl

...once again Hitchcock goes the extra mile to make the film's visuals special.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 26, 2019

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Brilliantly filmed tale shows Hitchcock's skill at comedy.

Aug 2, 2013

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Film4 Staff

Film4

The daughter in question is Balfour, who had a reputation for being a 'difficult' actress, but Hitchcock obtains a spirited performance from her and she virtually carries the movie.

Feb 25, 2013

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TV Guide

Though a minor work, this worldly comedy is handsomely staged, and Hitchcock's dry wit is already in evidence.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 25, 2013

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

A profusion of kinetic visual jests

Nov 19, 2012

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Dick C

All my credits go to my favourite filmmaker, Alfred Hitchcock...

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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michael d

A few cool, early Hitchcock gimmicks but rather a bit of a confusing mess.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

An extremely simple & familiar plot (rich, spoiled heiress loses everything, must learn to fend for herself), with strangely little of actual worth to say about wealth, class, family, romance, or anything else. Worse yet, the intention of the film from moment to moment is confusing. Humor? Poignancy? Drama? Not sure. There are some decent early-Hitchcock visuals to lean on (shot through champagne bubbles), & Balfour is an undeniably strong presence, neither of which make the storytelling of worth.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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joel h

Champagne is one of Hitchcock's weaker films. I was underwhelmed by Betty Balfour in the lead role, and the paper-thin plot left a lot to be desired. I understand what this movie was going for, but it didn't succeed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Some mildly amusing visual gags and the indications that Hitchcock really could have made a great Titanic movie are the only things to take away from this. Sums up the mediocrity of most of his British silent work unfortunately.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

An early Hitchcock silent that is fairly boring. A few creative shots make this bearable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Betty Balfour

The Girl

Gordon Harker

The Father

Jean Bradin

The Boy

Ferdinand von Alten

The Man

Clifford Heatherley

The Manager

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Synopsis

A millionaire (Gordon Harker) pretends bankruptcy to teach his daughter (Betty Balfour) responsibility.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: John Maxwell
Screenwriter: Alfred Hitchcock
Production Co: British International Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 30, 2016
Runtime: 1h 29m

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