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The first half of the film, an addition detailing events only described in the play, is pure Hitchcock, its combination of conciseness and idiosyncrasy demonstrating his mastery of silent narration.
Anna Smith, Time Out
Easy Virtue
Can she be blamed for a past she didn't create?
1928 · 1h 10m · NOT RATED
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Overview
Unjustly accused of adultery in a scandalous divorce, Larita Filton flees to the French Riviera. She soon falls in love with a young Englishman, John Whittaker, and begins anew under an assumed name. But when John brings her home to his disapproving family, Larita’s past begins to resurface.
Director and cast
- Alfred Hitchcock Director
- Isabel Jeans as Larita Filton
- Franklin Dyall as Aubrey Filton
- Eric Bransby Williams as Claude Robson - the co-respondent
- Ian Hunter as The Plaintiff's Counsel
- Robin Irvine as John Whittaker
- Violet Farebrother as Mrs. Whittaker
- Frank Elliott as Colonel Whittaker
- Dacia Deane as Marion Whittaker
- Dorothy Boyd as Hilda Whittaker
- Enid Stamp-Taylor as Sarah
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