1928 - British International
Directed By Alfred Hitchcock
SYNOPSIS
The daughter of a wealthy Wall Street investor (Betty Balfour) lives a life of frivolity, even crashing her father's plane so she can get aboard a cruise ship. She's set to get engaged to her boyfriend (Jean Bradlin,) as her father (Gordon Harker) tells her he's lost everything. The boyfriend bolts as another man (Ferdinand von Alten) moves in to woo her. Her boyfriend realizes he loves her and tries to win her back. Her father is holding a big secret.
MY THOUGHTS
The master of suspense delivers a film lacking suspense and a master's touch.
Perhaps this is dated, but I found the film utterly lifeless, dull and boring. It's not because it's a silent film either. I've seen several that don't fit this description.
But, thank god this is a silent film. I don't know if I would have been able to take the snobbish rich girl's whining the whole way through the movie.
The film has what would be an ideal plot for a screwball comedy but this film lacks humor, apart from an occasional funny moment.
The story is very predictable and you never really care for any of the characters, which makes the film tedious.
Alfred Hitchcock does deliver a few interesting camera shots and a visual gag or two... but that's about it.
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