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Call Number: DVD00029

by Alfred Hitchcock; Margaret Lockwood; Michael Redgrave, Sir.; Sylvia Sidney; Oscar Homolka; Desmond Tester; Charles Laughton; Maureen O’Hara; Leslie Banks; Leon M Lion; Anne Grey; John Stuart; Robert Donat; Madeleine Carroll; Godfrey Tearle; Edna Best; Peter Lorre; Robert Young; John Gielgud; Derrick De Marney; Nova Pilbeam;

Format: DVD

Language: English

Publisher: [United States] : TGG direct, ©2007

Notes: Contains 8 Hitchcock films on 2 DVDs (671 min.);

Summary:  “The Lady Vanishes”: Poor Iris Henderson and kindly old Miss Froy are traveling together on a train to England. When Iris awakes from a nap, she discovers that Miss Froy has disappeared, and has been replaced by another lady wearing her friend’s clothing.

“Sabotage”: Karl Verlok leads a secret life as a paid terrorist which leads undercover agent Ted Spencer to move in next door to Verlok and his wife Sylvia. Feeling that something’s up, Verlok sends Sylvia’s younger brother to deliver something for him, only the young man doesn’t know he’s delivering a time-bomb.

“Jamaica Inn”: In Old Cornwall, several ships have smashed onto the deadly rocks and an orphan girl suspects that they are not really accidents.

“Number 17”: A group of jewel thieves hide their loot in what they think is a safe place.

“Thirty-Nine Steps”: A canadian rancher on vacation in England, is falsely accused of a murder and enlists the help of a beautiful young lady to elp him solve the crime.

“The Man Who Knew Too Much”: This classic Hitchcock thriller brings together vacationing English couple Bob and Jill Lawrence and their new friend, Louis Bernard. Unfortunately, Bernard is murdered, but not before whispering something important in Bob’s ear.

“Secret Agent”: An ever-winding tale of deception that revolves around British novelist Edgar Brodie and secret agent Elsa Carrington. Their search for a ruthless murderer takes them to Switzerland, through the Alps and a train to Greece. Will a surprise air attack bring an end to their search and their lives?

“Young & Innocent”: Robert is the estranged husband of a beautiful actress with a bad reputation. When he discovers her lifeless body on the beach, he is mistaken for the murderer and soon finds himself on the run, learning that the murder makes for very strange bedfellows.

Chapters: Disc 1: The Lady Vanishes (1938, 99 min.) — Sabotage (1936, 81 min.) — Jamaica Inn (1938, 98 min.) — Number 17 (1932, 66 min.). Disc 2: Thirty-Nine Steps (1935, 87 min.) — The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934, 75 min.) — Secret Agent (1936, 83 min.) — Young & Innocent (1937, 82 min.).

OCLC #: 310366530