Review of The Manxman

It's an old story. Poor fisherman Carl Brisson (as Pete Quilliam) goes off to sea, to make his fortune, and is presumed dead. Well-heeled boyhood chum Malcolm Keen (as Phil Christian), whom he's asked to look after fickle sweetheart Anny Ondra (as Kate Cregeen), accomplishes what you'd expect. Then, Mr. Brisson returns… This variation on an often-told tale was director Alfred Hitchcock's last silent film. And, not a moment too soon. The old-fashioned picture's main strength is Mr. Hitchcock and photographer Jack Cox' beautiful use of the "Isle of Man" locations; if only D.W. Griffith could have filmed his "Enoch Arden" there...

***** The Manxman (1/21/29) Alfred Hitchcock ~ Carl Brisson, Malcolm Keen, Anny Ondra, Randle Ayrton