Woman against Woman (1923)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Woman against woman |
| Original title | Woman to Woman |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1923 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Graham Cutts |
| script |
Graham Cutts , Alfred Hitchcock |
| production |
Michael Balcon , Victor Saville , John Freedman ( Balcon-Saville-Freedman ) |
| camera | Claude L. McDonnell |
| cut | Alma Reville |
| occupation | |
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Woman against woman is a British film drama by Graham Cutts from the year 1923 . It is based on a play written by Michael Morton . The film is of film historical importance primarily because of Alfred Hitchcock's collaboration in various functions prior to his own career as a film director. He is considered lost .
action
During the First World War, an English soldier had a brief relationship with a French dancer in Paris while on vacation. Back in the war, he is wounded and loses his memory as well as the memory of his affair. He returns to England and gets married there. After a few years, the dancer, who had waited in vain for him, shows up with her son in England. The father accepts the child, but the story ends tragically for the dancer.
background
- Woman against Woman was the first of five films in which Hitchcock worked as assistant to director Graham Cutts and in various other roles. Until then, apart from one unfinished film that he had directed, he had mainly worked as a draftsman of inter-titles for various silent films. He had noticed the producers Michael Balcon , Victor Saville and John Freedman , who rented the studios in which Hitchcock also worked. They hired him as an assistant director for Cutts as well as an outfitter and screenwriter .
- One of the employees who also joined the Balcon-Saville-Freedman company and worked at Woman against Woman was Hitchcock's future wife Alma Reville , similar to Hitchcock, she practiced in the early days of the film, when specialization in certain functions had not yet established itself , worked in several film roles , including film editor and script girl .
- Victor McLaglen plays a small role in Woman against Woman .
Reviews
In The Times of 12 November 1923, states, inter alia:
- "Woman to Woman, a" Graham Cutts "production [...] is very much above the average. It [...] should be visited by all those who affect to deplore the condition of the British film industry. In some ways it is a "spectacular" production, but the producer never sets out to give spectacles for their own sake [...] The plot is both logical and inevitable [...] This story is admirably told, and its finer points are never underlined . The acting, too, is excellent "
- (Translation: "'Woman to Woman', a Graham Cutts production, is way above average. It should be seen by anyone with a tendency to lament the situation in the British film industry. In some ways it is' spectacular 'Production, but the director never exposes this as an end in itself. The plot is both logical and inescapable. The story is beautifully told, and its intricacies are never emphasized. The acting is also excellent " )