Downhill

Alfred Hitchcock
1927-10-24

A College Hero round whom is woven a picture of Love and Treachery.
5.725
106 min

When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.

Cast

Name Character Team
Ivor Novello Roddy Berwick Unowned
Ben Webster Dr. Dawson Unowned
Norman McKinnel Sir Thomas Berwick Unowned
Robin Irvine Tim Wakeley Unowned
Jerrold Robertshaw The Rev. Henry Wakeley Unowned
Sybil Rhoda Sybil Wakeley Unowned
Annette Benson Mabel Unowned
Lilian Braithwaite Lady Berwick Unowned
Isabel Jeans Julia Unowned
Ian Hunter Archie Unowned
Hannah Jones Dresser Unowned
Barbara Gott Madame Michet Unowned
Violet Farebrother Poetess Unowned
Alf Goddard Sailor Unowned
Constance Collier Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited) Unowned
Daisy Jackson The Seductive Waitress (uncredited) Unowned
J. Nelson Hibbert (uncredited) Unowned