Reissued after nearly thirty years out of print, the second edition of this seminal analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's British films brings an enthusiastic examination of each of the director's
early works to a new generation of film students and fans. The volume covers all twenty-three film made before Hitchcock moved to America and began the work for which he is most famous, and
argues that, contrary to popular scholarship before its 1977 original printing, these British films not only contain the kernels of genius soon to be recognized but stand, in their own right,
as important examples of the development of film generally, especially in the areas of horror, mystery and even comedy. Yacowar is professor emeritus of English at the University of Calgary.
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