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.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
boarding school
stage show
silent film
headmaster
fall guy
misfortune
wrongly punished
dancehall
paid dance companion
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Cast
Ivor Novello
Roddy Berwick
Ben Webster
Dr. Dawson
Norman McKinnel
Sir Thomas Berwick
Robin Irvine
Tim Wakeley
Jerrold Robertshaw
The Rev. Henry Wakeley
Sybil Rhoda
Sybil Wakeley
Annette Benson
Mabel
Isabel Jeans
Julia
Ian Hunter
Archie
Hannah Jones
Dresser
Violet Farebrother
Poetess
Constance Collier
Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited)
Crew
Alfred Hitchcock
Director
Michael Balcon
Producer
Michael Balcon
Presenter
Ivor Novello
Original Story
Constance Collier
Original Story
Popular Reviews
26 reviews
James Michael SmithPRO
4.0★ · 03/30/26
Some fancy shot and transition choices don’t fix this story, which is chronically slow and boring. This guy Hitchcock’s career must have gone downhill after this amirite.
Some fancy shot and transition choices don’t fix this story, which is chronically slow and boring. This guy Hitchcock’s career must have gone downhill after this amirite.
Lasse Jørgensen
4.1★ · 08/19/25
This film was down
This film was down
Nick
3.7★ · 06/24/25
blah idk man
5/10
blah idk man
5/10
Eli Simone
4.0★ · 04/16/25
this guy cannot catch a break
this guy cannot catch a break
JMadson
4.2★ · 02/04/25
Decent visuals in a pretty mediocre story. The last 20 minutes or so are pretty neat and shows the shades of what was to come for Hitchcock.
Decent visuals in a pretty mediocre story. The last 20 minutes or so are pretty neat and shows the shades of what was to come for Hitchcock.
