Hitchcock's movies

Written by:
Eliot Stannard

Based upon the play by:
Ivor Novello

Cinematography by:
Claude L. McDonnell

Production design by:
Bertram Evans

Film editing by:
Ivor Montague

Produced by:
Michael Balcon

Cast

Ivor Novello (Roddy Berwick)

Robin Irvine (Tim Wakely)

Sybil Rhoda (Sybil Wakely)

Ben Webster (Dr. Dowson)

Norman McKinnell (Sir Thomas Berwick)

Lilian Braithwaite (Lady Berwick)

Violet Farebrother (poetess)

Hannah Jones (tailoress)

Jerrold Robertshaw (reverend Wakely)

Annette Benson (Mabel)

Isabel Jeans (Julia)

Ian Hunter (Archie)

Alfred Goddard (svedish)

Barbara Gott (madam Michel)

Roddy, first son of the rich Berwick family, is expelled from school when he
takes the blame for his friend Tim's theft.
His family sends him away and all of his friends leave him alone. Roddy decides
to go to Paris where he spends what little money he has and starts working as
a dancer. He soon becames a victim of alcoholism.
Roddy manages to move to England's colonies but some sailors send him back
to his rich family hoping for a reward.
Back home, Roddy realizes the truth about Tim's crime has been discovered and his
family accepts him back.

After the great success with "The Lodger", Hitchcock cames back to melodrama.
This is a great example of the genre. We find, as usual, the story of an innocent
accused of a crime who has to suffer lot of pain before being safe.