Description
Book SynopsisHitchcock's previously untold origin story. Alfred Hitchcock called The Lodger the first true Hitchcock movie,the one that anticipated all the others. And yet the story of how The Lodger came to be made is shrouded in myth, often repeated and much embellished, even by Hitchcock himself. The First True Hitchcock focuses on the twelve-month period that encompassed The Lodger's production in 1926 and release in 1927, presenting a new picture of this pivotal year in Hitchcock's life and in the wider film world. Using fresh archival discoveries, Henry K. Miller situates Hitchcock's formation as a director against the backdrop of a continent shattered by war and confronted with the looming presence of a new superpower, the United States, and its most visible exportfilm. The previously untold story of The Lodger's making in the London fogand attempted remaking in the Los Angeles sunis the story of how Hitchcock became Hitchcock.
Trade Review'Henry K. Miller’s in-depth study of the production and impact of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1927 silent film
The Lodger is an essential addition to the Hitch canon." * The Film Stage *
"Miller reminds us that film history consistently requires an understanding of past worlds that no matter how ‘fixed’ have long since vanished."
* Sight & Sound *
"The First True Hitchcock is an invigoratingly deep dive into the movie that launched one of world cinema’s most endlessly intriguing careers."
* Hitchcock Annual *
Table of ContentsPreface
Map of London, 1926–1927
1. The Embankment at Midnight
2. The Reputation and the Myth
3. No Old Masters
4. The Autocrat of the Studio
5. To Catch a Thief
6. The First True Hitchcock
7. Stories of the Days to Come
8. Wilshire Palms
Notes
Bibliography
Index
