Downhill

Downhill

1927 · 106 min · EN · NR · 5.8 (72 votes)
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock · Starring Ivor Novello, Ben Webster, Norman McKinnel, Robin Irvine, Jerrold Robertshaw, Sybil Rhoda

A College Hero round whom is woven a picture of Love and Treachery.

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Roddy, first son of the rich Berwick family, is expelled from school when he takes the blame for his friend Tim's charge. His family sends him away and all of his friends leave him alone. Through many life choices that don't work out in his favor, Roddy begins to find his life slowly spiraling out of his control.

VIBE

A poignant silent film that captures the crushing weight of wrongful punishment and the slow unraveling of a young man's life. Its melancholic tone and vintage aesthetic evoke a deep sense of wistful sadness.

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