
A rich family, the Hillcrests, is fighting against the speculator, Hornblower, who sends away poor farmers to build factories on their lands. When Mrs. Hillcrest finds out that Chloe Hornblower was a prostitute, she uses this secret to blackmail the speculator and force him to stop his business.... (Full plot summary below)
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A rich family, the Hillcrests, is fighting against the speculator, Hornblower, who sends away poor farmers to build factories on their lands. When Mrs. Hillcrest finds out that Chloe Hornblower was a prostitute, she uses this secret to blackmail the speculator and force him to stop his business.
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| The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAlfred Hitchcock's early films run the gamut from not-bad to dreary, but they're mainly remarkable for how Hitchcockian they are. |
| The TelegraphTim RobeyThis early Hitchcock talkie shows none of the mastery that would subsequently make the director an internationally recognized genius. |
| Los Angeles TimesSusan KingA rather stagy and creaky early talkie (1931) by Alfred Hitchcock, adapted from a John Galsworthy play. |
| The New York TimesMordaunt HallMr. Galsworthy's narrative is bound to enlist one's attention, but Mr. Hitchcock, who is responsible for the adaptation as well as the direction, cannot be said to have accomplished either task in a fashion the subject deserves, for in undergoing the studio operation the original work has been sapped of its persuasive drama. |