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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Technical Information 3 DVD Recommendations 4 Recent DVD Releases 4.1 released in 2008 4.2 released in 2007 5 See Also... 6 Image Gallery 7 Film Frames 8 Themes 9 Cast and Crew

Synopsis

Fred and Emily Hill lead a boring life in the London suburbs. They decide to escape from it all by writing to a rich relative and asking for their inheritance in advance. Using the money they go on a world cruise and get into a series of misadventures. (© IMDB)

Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: mono
• aspect ratio:
• running time: 83 minutes
• production studio: British International Pictures
• also known as:
  • East of Shanghai (1931) - USA
  • À l'est de Shanghai (1931) - France

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Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see Rich and Strange (1931) - DVD releases

released in 2008

A l'Est de Shanghaï (1931) / Numéro 17 (1932) - Studio Canal (France, 2008) R2 PAL 1.33:1

released in 2007

	Rich and Strange (1931) - Lionsgate (USA, 2007) - part of a box set R1 NTSC 1.33:1
	Rich and Strange (1931) - Optimum Releasing (UK, 2007) - part of a box set R2 PAL 1.33:1
	Endlich Sind Wir Reich (1931) - Arthaus (Germany, 2007) R2 PAL 1.33:1

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See Also...

For further relevant information about this film, see also...

• 1000 Frames of Rich and Strange (1931)
• Articles about Rich and Strange (1931)
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

Image Gallery

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Film Frames

Themes

• the icy blonde - Emily Hill (Joan Barry)

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Frank Mills - assistant director

Starring:

• Henry Kendall - Fred Hill
• Joan Barry - Emily Hill
• Percy Marmont - Commander Gordon
• Betty Amann - The Princess
• Elsie Randolph - The Old Maid
• Aubrey Dexter - Colonel
• Hannah Jones - Mrs Porter

Produced by:

• John Maxwell

Written by:

• Dale Collins - original novel
• Alfred Hitchcock
• Alma Reville
• Val Valentine

Photographed by:

• Jack E Cox
• Charles Martin

Edited by:

• Winifred Cooper
• Rene Marrison

Music by:

• Hal Dolphe

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