He is well-known for his later films such as Foreign Correspondent and Torn Curtain and To Catch a Thief. You may even be aware of him through High Anxiety and other parodies of his work. Alfred Hitchcock is the man for oustanding drama movies.
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The first work that Alfred Hitchcock ever did was drafting and designing advertisements. Silent films were a useful avenue for him to exploit his skill and interest in movies, and he, thus, enjoyed success designing title cards for those films.
Alfred Hitchcock wrote silent films such as Dangerous Lies and The Prude's Fall in Germany and Great Britain before he became a director. He finally got his chance to direct The Pleasure Garden in 1925. He directed other silent movies after that. It was immediately evident he was skilled at story telling with unique camera work.
Some of his earlier works, unfortunately, have been lost completely or there are only parts of them known to remain.
Once spoken word was added to movies, his dialog added yet more suspense to his rich films. Many of his early films took place in Great Britain. Once these talkies found commercial success, he gained access to more resources so that he could improve his movie making even more.
The current generation of filmgoers may know Alfred Hitchcock better for the remakes of his films than the original works. Several of the films from the latter portion of his career have been remade into box office sensations.
If you get the chance to watch one of Hitchcock's films, be sure to watch for him. He often made cameo appearances of some type in his films. Here are a few examples:
* Blackmail made in 1929 where he is seen being bothered by a small boy as he reads a book in the subway
* The Wrong Man made in 1956 where he is seen in silhouette narrating the film's prologue
* Psycho made in 1960 where he is seen through Janet Leigh's window as she returns to her office, wearing a cowboy hat
* The Lodger made in 1927 where he is seen at a desk in the newsroom
* Rope made in 1948 where he is seen a man walking along street (holding a newspaper) after the opening creditsfull face motorcycle helmethalf helmettents for salecheap tents4 person tent
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