Rich and Strange
Directed by	Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by	John Maxwell
Written by	Alfred Hitchcock Alma Reville Val Valentine
Starring	Henry Kendall Joan Barry
Music by	Adolph Hallis
Cinematography	John Cox Charles Martin
Editing by	Winifred Cooper Rene Marrison
Distributed by	British International Pictures
Released	Dec. 10, 1931 (UK)
Running time	92 min. (UK) 83 min. (US)
Language	English
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Rich and Strange is a 1932 film direced by Alfred Hitchcock during his time in the British film industry. It was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from a novel by Dale Collins. The film is most notable for the techniques utilized by Hitchcock that would reappear later in his career. Most notable are the set-pieces, including a recreation of a full-sized ship in a water tank used in the final act of the film. The director also experimented with different camera techniques and shot compositions. Image File history File linksMetadata Richandstrange. ... Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... John Maxwell was the name of many notable people including: John Maxwell (writer) John C. Maxwell (life coach, writer) John Maxwell (actor) who appeared in over 100 films in the 1940s and 1950s ... Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... Alma Reville (August 14, 1899 – July 6, 1982 in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California) was an actress, assistant director and the wife of Alfred Hitchcock, whom she met while working as an assistant director on one of his first films. ... Henry Kendall (born May 28, 1897; died June 9, 1962) was a British stage and film character actor, best known for originating the role of The Shadow first on the West End and later on film. ... Joan Barry (born May 31, 1941) is an American politican. ... John Cox is: a player in the National Basketball Association, and uncle of Kobe Bryant the birth name of American actor John Howard a British bird artist an Australian ornithologist, after whom the shorebird Coxs Sandpiper was named ... Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production company active from 1927 until 1970. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government  â€¢ President  â€¢ Vice President Federal... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... See also: 1931 in film 1932 1933 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events Shirley Temples film career begins Disney released Flowers and Trees their first cartoon in three-strip Technicolor film. ... Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a British-born American film director and producer, closely associated with the suspense thriller genre. ... Alma Reville (August 14, 1899 – July 6, 1982 in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California) was an actress, assistant director and the wife of Alfred Hitchcock, whom she met while working as an assistant director on one of his first films. ...

Plot

A couple, Fred and Emily Hill, living a mundane middle-class life in London, inherit a fortune from their uncle. Immediately, Fred takes leave from his job as a clerk and they leave on a worldwide cruise. While traveling each undertakes a decadent lifestyle and pursue extramarital affairs. Ultimately, their pursuits catch up to them and are forced together in survival during the film's climax.

Reception

Promotional photograph of the ship setpiece from Rich and Strange.

Released during Hitchcock's meager period between 1927's The Lodger and his breakthrough hits The Man Who Knew Too Much and The 39 Steps, Rich and Strange was a consummate failure at both British and American box offices. The film's lack of commercial and critical success is often attributed to the fact that dialogue is only present for a quarter of the film. Hitchcock's experiment in pre-sound emotive performances over dialogue was one contributing factor, in addition to the film's seemingly rambling plot and lack of Hitchcock's trademark suspense exhibited in previous films. Image File history File links Richandstrange_setpiece. ... Image File history File links Richandstrange_setpiece. ... See also: 1926 in film 1927 1928 in film 1920s in film years in film film // Events January 10 - The film Metropolis by Fritz Lang premieres. ... The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog often just called The Lodger was a 1927 silent film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... The Man Who Knew Too Much was a 1934 suspense film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ... The Thirty-Nine Steps is a 1935 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on the adventure novel The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan. ...

In the decades following the release of Rich and Strange, its production company, British International Pictures, went through a number of mergers and takeovers. Though the film's copyright status is ambiguous, it, like all of Hitchcock's films for BIP, is widely considered to be in the public domain. As result, it is widely available through third-party VHS and DVD distributors. Conversely, no earnest attempt at film restoration and remastering has been made, and many copies of the film have markedly poor picture and sound quality. Associated British Picture Corporation (ABPC), originally British International Pictures (BIP), was a British film production company active from 1927 until 1970. ... The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ... Top view VHS cassette with U.S. Quarter for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, first released in September 1976, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... DVD-R writing/reading side DVD-R with purple dye, 4. ...

Cast

Henry Kendall as Fred Hill
Joan Barry as Emily Hill
Percy Marmont as Commander Gordon
Betty Amann as The Princess Henry Kendall (born May 28, 1897; died June 9, 1962) was a British stage and film character actor, best known for originating the role of The Shadow first on the West End and later on film. ... Joan Barry (born May 31, 1941) is an American politican. ...

Trivia

The name comes from Ariel's Song in Shakespeare's The Tempest: Miranda and Ferdinand, Angelica Kauffmann, 1782. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Miranda and Ferdinand, Angelica Kauffmann, 1782. ...

Full fathom five thy father lies,

Of his bones are coral made,

Those are pearls that were his eyes:

Nothing of him that doth fade,

But doth suffer a sea-change

Into something rich and strange.

External links

• Essay on Rich and Strange