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Downhill

Downhill

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

19275.71h 46m

Overview

When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Ivor Novello, Eliot Stannard, Constance Collier
Produced by Michael Balcon, C.M. Woolf
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Top Cast

Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello

Roddy Berwick

Ben Webster

Ben Webster

Dr. Dawson

Norman McKinnel

Norman McKinnel

Sir Thomas Berwick

Robin Irvine

Robin Irvine

Tim Wakeley

Jerrold Robertshaw

Jerrold Robertshaw

The Rev. Henry Wakeley

Sybil Rhoda

Sybil Rhoda

Sybil Wakeley

Annette Benson

Annette Benson

Mabel

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Lilian Braithwaite

Lady Berwick

Isabel Jeans

Isabel Jeans

Julia

Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter

Archie

Themes & Keywords

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About Downhill

Downhill is a drama film released in 1927 exploring themes of boarding school, stage show, silent film, headmaster, fall guy, misfortune. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars Ivor Novello, Ben Webster, Norman McKinnel. When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.

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