Downhill

1927 · directed by Alfred Hitchcock

Rating

65/100

Hit

no

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.

Downhill (1927), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, rates 65/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Ivor Novello
• Ben Webster
• Norman McKinnel
• Robin Irvine
• Jerrold Robertshaw
• Sybil Rhoda
• Annette Benson
• Lilian Braithwaite
• Isabel Jeans
• Ian Hunter

Crew

• Claude L. McDonnell — Director of Photography
• Ivor Montagu — Editor
• Lionel Rich — Editor

More from Alfred Hitchcock

1. Rear Window (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. North by Northwest (1959) — 99/100 · hit
3. Vertigo (1958) — 99/100 · hit
4. Psycho (1960) — 99/100 · hit
5. Rebecca (1940) — 89/100 · hit
6. Notorious (1946) — 86/100 · hit

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