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Magazine page supplement from the November 5th, 1927, edition of
Picture Show magazine, featuring the British silent film Downhill. The film, also known by its American title When Boys Leave Home, was directed by the acclaimed Alfred Hitchcock and stars Ivor Novello.
Film Details
Title: Downhill (1927)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Ivor Novello, Lilian Braithwaite, Isabel Jeans, and Robin Irvine
Based On: A play of the same name written by Ivor Novello and Constance Collier under the pseudonym "David L'Estrange"
Synopsis: The story follows Roddy Berwick (Ivor Novello), a wealthy schoolboy who takes the blame for a friend's indiscretion with a shop girl to protect the friend's scholarship. Expelled from school and disowned by his father, Roddy's life spirals "downhill" through various misfortunes, including a failed marriage to a gold-digging actress, before he is eventually saved and reconciled with his family. |
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