Movie Description Alfred Hitchcock demonstrates once again his brilliance in creating visual suspense in this film from his British period. NUMBER 17 tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house near a railway. Multiple identities and confusion are the background for this early Hitchcock thriller. The story, based on a play by J. Jefferson Farjeon, was previously filmed as a 1928 silent picture and was a studio assignment Hitchcock initially resented.
| Credits | | Writer: | Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville | | Producer: | John Maxwell | | Cast: | Ann Casson, Donald Calthrop, Henry Caine, Herbert Langley |
| Details | | Edition: | Part of "Alfred Hitchcock Collection" | | Sound: | Stereo Sound |
Notes DVD Special Features:
Region One Encoding, Keep Case, Trivia Q & A, In-Depth, Interactive Biography of Alfred Hitchcock, Filmography, Direct Scene Access., Theatrical release: July 1932.
Based on a play by J. Jefferson Farjeon, a journalist who wrote plays and more than 80 novels.
The film was assigned to Hitchcock by the studio.
NUMBER 17 was originally filmed as a silent picture in 1928.
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