Makes his feature directing debut with The Pleasure Garden, a melodrama about two chorus girls.
Historical person
Alfred Hitchcock Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alfred Hitchcock, based on 6 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
Chronological biography
1926
1927
Directs The Lodger, the suspense thriller widely regarded as the first film to display his mature cinematic style.
1929
Directs Blackmail in both silent and sound versions, helping establish the early British talking-picture thriller.
1935
Directs The 39 Steps, refining the wrong-man thriller formula that becomes central to his later work.
1938
Directs The Lady Vanishes, one of the best-known British thrillers from his pre-Hollywood career.
1972
Returns to London locations for Frenzy, a dark serial-killer thriller made late in his directing career.
Titles and roles
Director
Record provenance
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