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Alfred Hitchcock’s 125th birthday: How many of his 53 films have you seen?

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TO celebrate Alfred Hitchcock’s 125th birthday, Sun Bingo wants to know how many of his films you have seen.

The renowned twentieth-century film director was born on 13th August 1899 in Leytonstone, England.

Within his lifetime, he directed 53 fictional films.

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The famous director was known for his particular character, which included phobias of the police and eggs.

His films redefined the boundaries of filmmaking, including breaking the Hays Code (a set of industry guidelines that enforced self-censorship) multiple times.

Such defiant moments included filming a flushing toilet in Psycho.

Despite never winning a directorial Oscar or Cannes award, Hitchcock did receive other accolades.

These included the Irving Thalberg Memorial Award in 1967. Hitchcock’s acceptance speech was just two words long – thank you.

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The London-born director also received a BAFTA Fellowship in 1971, an American Film Institute Life Achievement Award in 1979 and, later that same year, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Fans of Hitchcock films will know to look out for his cameos, with the director appearing in 39 of his own films.

Only ever small, background roles, Hitchcock has been a pedestrian, public transport passenger and even a poster boy for a weight loss product.

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The list of 53 films below that give director credits to Alfred Hitchcock does not include the 1926 film The Mountain Eagle.

That’s for a very good reason.

This is considered a lost film. All prints of the movie have disappeared.

All that is left is a few production photos and a lobby card. Hitchcock was apparently pleased with the film’s disappearance, calling it “a very bad movie”.

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That didn’t stop it from topping the British Film Institute’s Most Wanted list of lost films. 

Fortunately, the rest of Hitchcock’s feature films have survived for our viewing pleasure.

How many have you seen?

Sun Bingo wants to cast a shadow of doubt on the wannabe Hitchcock fans and find the (wo)man who knew too much.

There’s one film title that’s repeated, we aren’t trying to sabotage you, but in fact Hitchcock made two films with the same name some 20 years apart.

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Will you prove a Hitchcock film psycho or is it all downhill from here when it comes to your boasting rights?

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Alfred Hitchcock films

How many of these 53 films have you seen?

  • The Pleasure Garden (1925)
  • The Lodger (1927)
  • Downhill (1927)
  • Easy Virtue (1927)
  • The Ring (1927)
  • The Farmer’s Wife (1928)
  • Champagne (1928)
  • The Manxman (1929)
  • Blackmail (1929)
  • Juno and the Paycock (1929)
  • Murder! (1930)
  • The Skin Game (1931)
  • Mary (1931)
  • Rich and Strange (1931)
  • Number Seventeen (1932)
  • Waltzes from Vienna (1934)
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
  • The 39 Steps (1935)
  • Secret Agent (1936)
  • Sabotage (1936)
  • Young and Innocent (1937)
  • The Lady Vanishes (1938)
  • Jamaica Inn (1939)
  • Rebecca (1940)
  • Foreign Correspondent (1940)
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
  • Suspicion (1941)
  • Saboteur (1942)
  • Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
  • Lifeboat (1944)
  • Spellbound (1945)
  • Notorious (1946)
  • The Paradine Case (1947)
  • Rope (1948)
  • Under Capricorn (1949)
  • Stage Fright (1950)
  • Strangers on a Train (1951)
  • I Confess (1953)
  • Dial M for Murder (1954)
  • Rear Window (1954)
  • To Catch a Thief (1955)
  • The Trouble with Harry (1955)
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
  • The Wrong Man (1956)
  • Vertigo (1958)
  • North by Northwest (1959)
  • Psycho (1960)
  • The Birds (1963)
  • Marnie (1964)
  • Torn Curtain (1966)
  • Topaz (1969)
  • Frenzy (1972)
  • Family Plot (1976)

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About the author

Katrina Vasey - Bingo Editor, The Sun

After graduating from Southampton University with a degree in English Literature, Katrina Vasey worked as a Content Editor for Law Business Research's publication the International Law Office. Katrina joined The Sun in 2022 as the Bingo Editor, covering the four gaming platforms: Sun BingoFabulous BingoSun Vegas and Fabulous Vegas

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