Rich and Strange (1931)
1h 23m | PG-13
Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Studio: British International Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Adventure
Video: 720p
Cast
Henry Kendall
as Fred Hill
Joan Barry
as Emily Hill
Percy Marmont
as Commander Gordon
Betty Amann
as The Princess
Elsie Randolph
as The Old Maid
Aubrey Dexter
as Colonel (uncredited)
Reviews
A good advertisement for a holiday cruise this definitely isn't: a combination of sea-sickness; decks packed to the gunwales and some overtly snobbish fellow passengers make me realise why I quite like planes! Henry Kendall and Joan Barry come into a windfall inheritance and decide to celebrate by going on such an holiday - and soon discover that it isn't all it is cracked up to be. Using some of Hitchcock's expertly hones silent film skills, we tell the story as our nouveau-riche couple slowly realise that wealth isn't everything as their behaviour and attitudes start to adapt to their new surroundings. Don't look for any traditional suspense or thrills in this; it is a much more pedestrian assessment of shallowness and flummery with some quite poignant observations of a rather pointless existence.