The Manxman
The Manxman

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Despite their differing backgrounds, fisherman Pete and lawyer Philip have been life long friends on the Isle of Man. Pete wants to marry Kate, the landlord's daughter at the local inn, however Kate's father doesn't think he is good enough. Pete leaves the island to seek his fortune abroad and entrusts Kate to Philip, but they start to be attracted to each other.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Manxman:

Carl Brisson
Malcolm Keen
Anny Ondra
Randle Ayrton
Clare Greet
Kim Peacock

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Despite their differing backgrounds, fisherman Pete and lawyer Philip have been life long friends on the Isle of Man. Pete wants to marry Kate, the landlord's daughter at the local inn, however Kate's father doesn't think he is good enough. Pete leaves the island to seek his fortune abroad and entrusts Kate to Philip, but they start to be attracted to each other.

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Variety - 7/10 by Variety StaffThe Hall Caine novel from which this film was adapted is a weak one, but the director has done his best with it.
CinePassion - 6/10 by Fernando F. CroceHitchcock's last silent, a veritable sonata of POV close-ups aimed straight at the camera
Chicago Reader - 6/10 by Dave KehrIt's no masterpiece, but it's certainly something to see: Hitchcock's early work is full of surprises, dramatic and stylistic.
User Review - 10/10 by Philip OKinda depressing, yet at the same time suspenseful.
User Review - 8/10 by peter hI really liked this movie (I saw the public domain version). I thought it was very well directed, and enjoyed the performances.
User Review - 8/10 by Melian DCaught it on PBS one night and cried. It's probably not a "classic" but it's a good story and the theme is universally understood by anyone with human emotion.
User Review - 8/10 by Matthew DHitchcock's final silent film is also his best. It's his most successful non-thriller too, but the master of suspense is still clearly at work here; his ingenious, artistic use of camerawork and powerful performers really make us feel the emotional turmoil of the story's tragic love triangle.
User Review - 8/10 by Camille LThe Manxman (Alfred Hitchcock, 1929) I watched three Alfred Hitchcock movies I'd never seen before this week. One of them is considered among his best films; The Lady Vanishes appears on over half the critical thousand-best lists I have collected over the years. The other two, Young and Innocent and The Manxman, appear on none. These would seem to be considered relatively minor films as far as Hitchcock's output is concerned. So it may be somewhat sacrilegious for me to say this, but I liked The Manxman, Hitchcock's final silent film, just as much as The Lady Vanishes. Based on a novel by Hall Caine (which had already been adapted into a film in 1917 by George Loane Tucker; while by the standards of the time it was an almost unimaginably lavish production, the few voters on IMDB who've seen it as I write this are largely unimpressed), The Manxman is the classic love triangle story. Kate Creegan (the delicious Andry Onna, who would later appear in Hitchcock's Blackmail) is the daughter of the innkeeper on the Isle of Man, which lies between Wales and Ireland. Two childhood friends are both infatuated with her; fisherman Peter (Carl Brisson, returning from Hitch's The Ring) is below her station, but a good, solid man who truly loves her; she's altogether fond of him, but her father isn't happy with the match. He sails off to sea to make his fortune, leaving Kate in the capable hands of Philip (Malcolm Keen, also a Hitch veteran; he'd appeared in The Lodger), an aspiring Deemster (island judge) who is as much above her station as Peter is below it; in this case, it's his parents who don't approve of the match. For, yes, Philip is just as much in love with Kate as is Peter. It's wonderful stuff indeed, with the classic love-triangle plot being used for all sorts of ethical dilemmas, acts of nobility, and the like. I feel like I should probably be more concerned by the fact that Onna's character is more a vehicle for these dilemmas and acts than a character in her own right, but I wasn't, and I've been mulling it over for a couple of weeks and honestly I still can't. I found this little drama ("little" in the sense of "intimate" more than "minor") charming, and the blush hasn't faded as it's stayed in my memory. A neglected Hitchfilm whose current presence on Netflix Instant (at least as of this writing) should be celebrated. ****
User Review - 8/10 by Ben PLots of drama, and early takes on contraversal subjects. One heart break for all parties involved.
User Review - 8/10 by Biff MInteresting melodrama from Hitchcock--and his last silent movie. While not up to his best silents ("The Lodger" and "The Ring") it does seethe with honest emotional intensity that is rare in movies.

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