Mixed in late relic collectors in New Zealand
Hitchcock's first film was found
(Reporter Luo Zhenguang) a few days ago, New Zealand Film Archive announced, unexpectedly found long-lost Hitchcock involved in the production of the first film, "White Shadow" Volume 3 film. This finding, in part solved the world's top masters of suspense left a suspense on its own.
1923 "White Shadow" is "strange, dramatic silent film, which consists of Betty Compson plays a pair of twin sisters, one angelic purity, another 'no soul'." It includes the "mysterious disappearance, the wrong identity, salty dance, romance, luck chance, madness, and even the soul of reincarnation." Hitchcock was only 24 years old, entered the film industry is only just 3 years. He participated in the film's screenwriter, and served as assistant director, editing and production designer. Currently found in Volume 3, when the 30-minute film is half of the whole film, but the remaining three volumes, where the film? Do they also exist in the world? Are there any other copies of this film? These questions may never be answered.
It is reported that, once owned by film projectionist and collector Jack Murtagh, 1989, he died, his grandson, Tony Osborne to his collection of film delivery New Zealand Film Archive. Volume 3 film started a pile of unsorted mixed in among the American films until researcher Leslie Lewis found them.
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