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Rich and Strange (1931)

83 minutes EN Comedy , Romance , Drama , Adventure

Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.

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Henry Kendall

Fred Hill

Joan Barry

Emily Hill

Percy Marmont

Commander Gordon

Betty Amann

The Princess

Elsie Randolph

The Old Maid

Aubrey Dexter

Colonel (uncredited)

Hannah Jones

Mrs. Porter (uncredited)

Arty Ash

Ship Steward (uncredited)

Bill Shine

Man Eating on London Underground (uncredited)

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C. Wilfred Arnold

Art Direction

Adolph Hallis

Original Music Composer

Rene Marrison

Editor

Winifred Cooper

Editor

Jack E. Cox

Director of Photography

Charles Martin

Director of Photography

Alec Murray

Sound Recordist

Bryan Langley

Assistant Camera

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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.

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Production companies: British International Pictures

Production countries: United Kingdom

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