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Rich and Strange

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Rich and Strange

Released Dec 10, 1931

1h 32m

Drama

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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.

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

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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

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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

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Rich and Strange is indeed a thematically rich and occasionally strange movie.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 15, 2022

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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

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

The film seems uncomfortable in either the silent or sound camp.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 7, 2007

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Steve D

Slow and forgettable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/28/23

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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

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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

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zed b

Not his best offering, give it a pass, Hitchcock hits a low point with this one!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Odd story but technically inspiring.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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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

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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