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Rich and Strange

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Accountant Fred Hill (Henry Kendall) and his wife, Emily (Joan Barry), lead lives of tedious regimentation -- until a kindly uncle gives them a small fortune. Fred quits his job and they race off to Paris before embarking on a world cruise. Aboard ship and caught up in a luxurious new lifestyle, the Hills begin affairs -- he with a mysterious princess (Betty Amann) and she with the suave Cmdr. Gordon (Percy Marmont) -- that may drain their wallets and tear their marriage apart.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader And so it is: this early (1932) Hitchcock film shows more signs of the artist to come than any of his other British movies. Sep 4, 2004 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an all-out disaster that surely marks the nadir of Hitchcock’s body of work. Rated: 1/4 May 25, 2024 Full Review Michael Barrett PopMatters Hitchcock’s Rich and Strange follows a clueless English couple wandering the world and being chastened by what they find: their flawed selves. Mar 5, 2022 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Rich and Strange is indeed a thematically rich and occasionally strange movie. Rated: 3/4 Jan 15, 2022 Full Review Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online ... a mature exploration of personal disappointment and longing for a fantasy that doesn't exist and an adult confrontation of wandering affections and romantic betrayal... May 9, 2009 Full Review Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film The film seems uncomfortable in either the silent or sound camp. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 7, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Slow and forgettable. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review S R A Hitchcock film that had eluded me. When I found it on Amazon I was glad to watch it. It was a dated almost voyeuristic film about being and average Brit couple who gets money, only to travel the world and lose each other in temptation. Of course, the refind their love and come back in the end. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Hitchcock's Rich and Strange has a decent premise: some sudden and unexpected wealth comedically makes a bored married couple lose their sense of right and wrong. It's a classic corruption-of-money fable that's only real issue is in the tone. Most of the time, it's a fairly straightforward screwball rom-com…except when it unceremoniously dips into extreme and unwanted drama. Still, when it's foot is firmly in the bumbling idiocy of the couple, it's a good time…and the shipwreck is surprising and cool. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Odd story but technically inspiring. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review joel h The casual approach to marriage and infidelity in Rich and Strange was, well, strange. I think it would have made more sense to me if the main characters were merely dating when these events occurred. Plus, the ending felt out of place. I almost liked this movie, if only because of Joan Barry. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Not sure why people think this is mostly a silent film, it's, to me, more innovative than the period prior to this film for Hitchcock. Films were highly produced from here on and much less of a stage-play on film, and so I enjoyed it more-so than his earlier films. The story was humorous and acting was more "modern", I suppose. I feel like this film and after in Hitchcock's history was when things really began to pick up, even in the industry with this "new sound"/talkie fad/phase, ironically making film even better and standard. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alfred Hitchcock

Director

Henry Kendall

Fred Hill

Joan Barry

Emily Hill

Percy Marmont

Commander Gordon

Betty Amann

The Princess

Elsie Randolph

The Old Maid

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Synopsis Accountant Fred Hill (Henry Kendall) and his wife, Emily (Joan Barry), lead lives of tedious regimentation -- until a kindly uncle gives them a small fortune. Fred quits his job and they race off to Paris before embarking on a world cruise. Aboard ship and caught up in a luxurious new lifestyle, the Hills begin affairs -- he with a mysterious princess (Betty Amann) and she with the suave Cmdr. Gordon (Percy Marmont) -- that may drain their wallets and tear their marriage apart.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Producer
John Maxwell
Screenwriter
Dale Collins, Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville, Val Valentine
Distributor
Stokey Video, Powers Pictures Inc.
Production Co
British International Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 10, 1931, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 5, 2014
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Mono