East of Shanghai (1931)
Rich and Strange (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 50min
- Comedy, Drama
- 13 Jun 1932 (UK)
- Movie
Believing that an unexpected inheritance will bring them happiness, a married couple instead finds their relationship strained to the breaking point.
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Henry Kendall | ... |
Fred Hill
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Joan Barry | ... |
Emily Hill
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Percy Marmont | ... |
Commander Gordon
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Betty Amann | ... |
The Princess
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Elsie Randolph | ... |
The Old Maid
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Arty Ash | ... |
Ship Steward (uncredited)
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Aubrey Dexter | ... |
Colonel (uncredited)
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Hannah Jones | ... |
Mrs. Porter (uncredited)
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Bill Shine | ... |
Man Eating on London Underground (uncredited)
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock |
Written by
Dale Collins | ... | (novel) |
Alfred Hitchcock | ... | (adaptation) |
Alma Reville | ... | () |
Val Valentine | ... | () |
Produced by
John Maxwell | ... | producer |
Music by
Adolph Hallis | ... | (as Hal Dolphe) |
Cinematography by
Jack E. Cox | ... | (as John Cox) |
Charles Martin |
Editing by
Winifred Cooper | ||
Rene Marrison |
Art Direction by
C. Wilfred Arnold |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Mills | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
Alec Murray | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Bryan Langley | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
John Reynders | ... | musical director |
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- Wardour Films (1931) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Powers Pictures Inc. (1932) (United States) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2007) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Hitchcock Collection: The Early Years)
- StudioCanal (2009) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- El 9 Besepi S.L. (2021) (Spain)
- 9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- Beam Entertainment (1999) (Japan) (DVD)
- IVC (2013) (Japan) (DVD)
- NHK-BS2 (1990) (Japan) (tv)
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Plot Summary |
Fred and Emily Hill are leading a boring life in London. They receive a big inheritance by a rich relative and now they can realize all their dreams. They leave for a cruise behaving as rich people....but this is the beginning of the end. Richness makes them soon forget their love and family.
Written by Claudio Sandrini |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | The title "Rich and Strange" is an allusion to words of Ariel's song in William Shakespeare's "The Tempest": "Full fathom five thy father lies, / Of his bones are coral made, / Those are pearls that were his eyes: / Nothing of him that doth fade, / But doth suffer a sea-change / Into something rich and strange." See more » |
Goofs | In an early scene, Emily is shown using a marker to draw a caricature of herself into a photograph with Commander Gordon. The photo is shown again two more times in the movie, and each time the drawing is slightly different. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Jonathan Ross: Alfred Hitchcock - Made in Britain (2013). See more » |
Soundtracks | For He's a Jolly Good Fellow See more » |
Quotes |
Emily Hill:
Love is a very difficult business, Mr. Gordon... You'd be surprised. It makes everything difficult and dangerous... You know, i don't think love makes people brave like it says in books... I think it makes them timid. I think it makes them frightened when they're happy and sadder when they're sad... You see, everything's multiplied by two... sickness, death, the future. See more » |