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Streaming Video - 1934

"This fleet and gripping film is the first of the early thrillers the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, made during the fertile phase of his career spent at the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation." Criterion "This fleet and gripping film is the first of the early thrillers the Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, made during the fertile phase of his career spent at the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation." Criterion Show less

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The 39 Steps

Streaming Video - 1935

“It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that all contemporary escapist entertainment begins with ‘The 39 Steps,’ ” Robert Towne, the screenwriter of “Chinatown" “It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that all contemporary escapist entertainment begins with ‘The 39 Steps,’ ” Robert Towne, the screenwriter of “Chinatown" Show less

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Sabotage

Streaming Video - 1936

"Alfred Hitchcock liked to say that if some films are slices of life, his are pieces of cakes. But his little-known 1936 picture, “Sabotage"--a ...Show more "Alfred Hitchcock liked to say that if some films are slices of life, his are pieces of cakes. But his little-known 1936 picture, “Sabotage"--a spare, harrowing adaptation of Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Agent"--is like the kind of cake that arrives with a file hidden in it." Michael Sragow, LA Times, 10/6/01 Show less

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Jamaica Inn

Streaming Video - 1939

The star (and uncredited producer) Charles Laughton "is compelling from the first instant: His Pengallan is at least five of the seven deadly sins rolled into one..." Stephanie Zacharek, Village Voice, 2/3/15 The star (and uncredited producer) Charles Laughton "is compelling from the first instant: His Pengallan is at least five of the seven deadly sins rolled into one..." Stephanie Zacharek, Village Voice, 2/3/15 Show less

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