The Pleasure Garden (1925)

director	Alfred Hitchcock
producers	Michael Balcon & Erich Pommer
writer	Eliot Stannard (scenario)
story by	Oliver Sandys (original novel)
starring	Virginia Valli
	Carmelita Geraghty
	Miles Mander
	John Stuart
cinematographer	Gaetano di Ventimiglia
running time	83 minutes (7,500 feet)
colour	black & white
sound mix	silent with English intertitles
aspect ratio	1.33:1
studios	Gainsborough Pictures & Emelka
distributor	Wardour Films (UK)
availability	DVD
film-9 (add your rating)

Synopsis

Patsy Brand is a chorus girl at the Pleasure Garden music hall. She meets Jill Cheyne who is down on her luck and gets her a job as a dancer. Jill meets adventurer Hugh Fielding and they get engaged, but when Hugh travels out of the country, she begins to play around.

Production

Coming soon...

See Also...

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

• 1000 Frames of The Pleasure Garden (1925)
• Articles about The Pleasure Garden (1925)
• Complete Cast and Crew
• Titles and Intertitles
• Trivia
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

DVD Releases

released in 2008

The Pleasure Garden (1925) - Network (UK, 2008) - part of a box set PAL 1.33:1

released in 2007

The Pleasure Garden (1925) - Journaux.fr (France, 2007) PAL 1.33:1

unknown release date

	The Pleasure Garden (1925) - unknown company (PAL bootleg) PAL 1.33:1 Warning! This is a bootleg containing an unlicensed transfer (more info).
	The Pleasure Garden (1925) - unknown company (NTSC bootleg) NTSC 1.33:1 Warning! This is a bootleg containing an unlicensed transfer (more info).

Image Gallery

Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...

Film Frames

...loading images - please wait

Themes

• voyeurism - the man in the audience watching Patsy through his opera glasses

Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Alma Reville - assistant director

Starring:

• Virginia Valli - Patsy Brand
• Carmelita Geraghty - Jill Cheyne
• Miles Mander - Levett
• John Stuart - Hugh Fielding
• Georg H Schnell - Oscar Hamilton
• Karl Falkenberg - Prinz Ivan
• Ferdinand Martini - Mr Sidey
• Florence Helminger - Mrs Sidey
• Lewis Brody

Produced by:

• Michael Balcon
• Erich Pommer

Written by:

• Oliver Sandys - original novel
• Eliot Stannard

Photographed by:

• Gaetano di Ventimiglia

Art Direction by:

• Ludwig Reiber

Other crew:

• Alma Reville - continuity