Land-grabbing neighbor Hornblower tries to muscle in on the long-established Hillcrest's property. Does Hornblower succeed? No, he does not.           Based on a play by John Galsworthy.           P.s. A film with Jill Esmond (top photo) looking as good as she does can be rewarding regardless of plot, or at least so says one of the Ten Commandments of Hollywood, if I'm not mistaken.

Production: British International Pictures, 1931. Producer: John Maxwell. Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Scenario: A. Hitchcock and Alma Reville, from the play by John Galsworthy. Additional Dialogue: Alma Reville. Director of Photography: Jack Cox, assisted by Charles Martin. Editing: René Harrison and A. Gobett. Studio: Elstree. Distributors: Wardour & F., 1931, 85 minutes; USA, British International, 1931. Principal Actors: Edmund Gwenn (Mr. Hornblower), Jill Esmond (Jill), John Longden (Charles), C. V. France (Mr. Hilicrest), Helen Haye (Mrs. Hillcrest), Phyllis Konstam (Chloe), Frank Lawton (Rolfe) and Herbert Ross, Dora Gregory, Edward Chapman, R. E. Jeffrey, George Bancroft, Ronald Frankau.

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