A Talking Film
In the mid-1920s, Hitchcock took a trip to Germany where he picked up new techniques used in modern film making. After making a few mediocre movies, Hitchcock finally earned his first commercial and critical success with “The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog” (1927).
The Lodger – 1927, Alfred Hitchcock. Photo By Gainsborough/Kobal/Shutterstock
Hitchcock’s first-ever thriller was “Blackmail” in 1929; it was one of the most successful British movies of that entire year. The movie began as a silent film, and, during filming, it was changed to sound. This made “Blackmail” the first-ever British film to have synchronized sound. The silent version and sound version of the film with both released in theaters.