Rich and Strange (1931)

54% User Rating

1h 23min

"From Dale Collins’ romantic and exciting novel of the strange and lovely places of the world, unfolded before the wondering eyes of a simple London clerk and his wife — the magic of unexpected wealth."

After receiving an advance inheritance, a bored London couple set off on a world cruise hoping to rejuvenate their marriage and escape their dull routine. But newfound wealth and freedom only expose deeper cracks in their relationship, as each becomes infatuated with someone else. Their journey through exotic ports and mounting disillusionment ultimately brings them face to face with the fragility—and resilience—of love.

Alfred HitchcockDirector

Cast

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Henry Kendall

Fred Hill

Joan Barry

Emily Hill

Percy Marmont

Commander Gordon

Betty Amann

The Princess

Elsie Randolph

The Old Maid

Aubrey Dexter

Colonel (uncredited)

Hannah Jones

Mrs. Porter (uncredited)

Arty Ash

Ship Steward (uncredited)

Bill Shine

Man Eating on London Underground (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

Rating 50%

June 13, 2022

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.