Movie Description
Downhill
(1927)Overview
When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.
Featured Crew
- Director : Alfred Hitchcock
- Producer : Michael Balcon,C.M. Woolf
- Editor : Ivor Montagu,Lionel Rich
- Cast : Ivor Novello,Ben Webster,Norman McKinnel,Robin Irvine,Jerrold Robertshaw,Sybil Rhoda,Annette Benson,Lilian Braithwaite,Isabel Jeans,Ian Hunter,Hannah Jones,Barbara Gott,Violet Farebrother,Alf Goddard,Constance Collier,Daisy Jackson,J. Nelson
Cast
Roddy Berwick
Dr. Dawson
Sir Thomas Berwick
Tim Wakeley
The Rev. Henry Wakeley
Sybil Wakeley
Mabel
Lady Berwick
Julia
Archie
Dresser
Madame Michet
Poetess
Sailor
Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
The Seductive Waitress (uncredited)
Hibbert (uncredited)
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Facts
Original TitleDownhill
Status Released
Release Information
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1927-10-24
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 46m
Production CompaniesGainsborough Pictures
Genres
- Drama
