For a little St. Patrick’s Day watch, I decided to watch an Alfred Hitchcock film I’ve yet to see. Juno and the Paycock, also known as The Shame of Mary Boyle, takes place during the Irish revolution, following a family who gets a fortune in inheritance. Instead of being responsible with the money, they decide to spend it and tear down their family in the process.

This is a boring film from start to finish. Thank the Lord it was only 85 minutes, because if this was any longer I’d have probably turned it off. Hitchcock had already proven himself with his prior film, Blackmail, so there’s no defending this 1929 talkie for being this terrible.

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For a little St. Patrick’s Day watch, I decided to watch an Alfred Hitchcock film I’ve yet to see. Juno and the Paycock, also known as The Shame of Mary Boyle, takes place during the Irish revolution, following a family who gets a fortune in inheritance. Instead of being responsible with the money, they decide to spend it and tear down their family in the process.

This is a boring film from start to finish. Thank the Lord it was only 85 minutes, because if this was any longer I’d have probably turned it off. Hitchcock had already proven himself with his prior film, Blackmail, so there’s no defending this 1929 talkie for being this terrible.

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Alfred Hitchcock Ranked

#2 – The Master of the MacGuffin Alfred Hitchcock – Filmographies Ranked

Juno and the Paycock is one of Hitch's earlier works that includes dialogue before he found his identity as the master of mystery and murder. He finds a really cool base topic here in the Irish family coming into money but really struggles to make the topic come to life in anyway. Hitch really becomes a master at dialogue and intrigue in his work but it seems he just hadn't figured out the formula yet when he made this film almost a century ago.

48.8/100

My Lists that include Juno and the Paycock:#2 – The Master of the MacGuffin Alfred Hitchcock – Filmographies RankedEvery Film I watched in July 2025 Ranked

#2 – The Master of the MacGuffin Alfred Hitchcock – Filmographies Ranked

Juno and the Paycock is one of Hitch's earlier works that includes dialogue before he found his identity as the master of mystery and murder. He finds a really cool base topic here in the Irish family coming into money but really struggles to make the topic come to life in anyway. Hitch really becomes a master at dialogue and intrigue in his work but it seems he just hadn't figured out the formula yet when he made this film almost a century ago.

48.8/100

My Lists that include Juno and the Paycock:#2 – The Master of the MacGuffin Alfred Hitchcock – Filmographies RankedEvery Film I watched in July 2025 Ranked

Absolutely atrocious

Absolutely atrocious

This movie is a whole bunch of nothing, so little happens, and what does happen is boring. Performances might be ok, but the movie is so empty hard to tell

This movie is a whole bunch of nothing, so little happens, and what does happen is boring. Performances might be ok, but the movie is so empty hard to tell

what inspired hitchcock to direct smth about the irish? ☘️

what inspired hitchcock to direct smth about the irish? ☘️