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Rich and Strange

Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.

Release Date : 1931-12-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : British International Pictures

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : East of Shanghai

Cast

Character Name : Fred Hill

Original Name : Henry Kendall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emily Hill

Original Name : Joan Barry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Commander Gordon

Original Name : Percy Marmont

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Princess

Original Name : Betty Amann

Gender : Female

Character Name : The Old Maid

Original Name : Elsie Randolph

Gender : Female

Character Name : Colonel (uncredited)

Original Name : Aubrey Dexter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Hannah Jones

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ship Steward (uncredited)

Original Name : Arty Ash

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man Eating on London Underground (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Shine

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

A good advertisement for a holiday cruise this definitely isn't: a combination of sea-sickness; decks packed to the gunwales and some overtly snobbish fellow passengers make me realise why I quite like planes! Henry Kendall and Joan Barry come into a windfall inheritance and decide to celebrate by going on such an holiday - and soon discover that it isn't all it is cracked up to be. Using some of Hitchcock's expertly hones silent film skills, we tell the story as our nouveau-riche couple slowly realise that wealth isn't everything as their behaviour and attitudes start to adapt to their new surroundings. Don't look for any traditional suspense or thrills in this; it is a much more pedestrian assessment of shallowness and flummery with some quite poignant observations of a rather pointless existence.