Rich and Strange (1931)

director	Alfred Hitchcock
producer	John Maxwell
writer	Alfred Hitchcock
story by	Dale Collins - original novel
starring	Henry Kendall Joan Barry
cinematographer	Jack E. Cox
editors	Winifred Cooper Rene Marrison
running time	82 minutes (BBFC)
colour	black & white
sound mix	mono
aspect ratio	1.33:1
studio	British International Pictures
availability	DVD
film-2035 (add your rating)

Synopsis

Fred and Emily Hill lead a boring life in the London suburbs. They decide to escape from it all by writing to a rich relative and asking for their inheritance in advance. Using the money they go on a world cruise and get into a series of misadventures.

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DVD Releases

released in 2008

A l'Est de Shanghaï (1931) / Numéro 17 (1932) - Studio Canal (France, 2008) R2 PAL 1.33:1

released in 2007

	Rich and Strange (1931) - Lionsgate (USA, 2007) - part of a box set R1 NTSC 1.33:1
	Rich and Strange (1931) - Optimum Releasing (UK, 2007) - part of a box set R2 PAL 1.33:1
	Endlich Sind Wir Reich (1931) - Arthaus (Germany, 2007) R2 PAL 1.33:1

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Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Frank Mills - assistant director

Starring:

• Henry Kendall - Fred Hill
• Joan Barry - Emily Hill
• Percy Marmont - Commander Gordon
• Betty Amann - The Princess
• Elsie Randolph - The Old Maid
• Aubrey Dexter - Colonel
• Hannah Jones - Mrs Porter

Produced by:

• John Maxwell

Written by:

• Dale Collins - original novel
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Alma Reville
• Val Valentine

Photographed by:

• Jack E. Cox
• Charles Martin

Edited by:

• Winifred Cooper
• Rene Marrison

Music by:

• Hal Dolphe