In the Kentucky hills, a schoolteacher becomes caught in a bitter feud between a widower, his crippled son, and a reclusive hermit. Accusations and jealousy drive her into hiding, leading to love and revenge. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, this 1926 romantic drama is now considered lost and remains one of the BFI’s most sought-after missing films.
Direction
Hitchcock's second film — pure ambition, zero surviving proof.
Production
Shot in Austria doubling for Kentucky — chaos from day one.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hitchcock later called it 'a very bad movie' — convenient, since no one can prove him wrong.
The BFI launched a 'Most Wanted' list in 2010 specifically hoping to recover this; still nothing.
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