Murder / The Lodger (1930) Rating: Starring: Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, June Director: Alfred Hitchcock Category: Suspense / Thriller, Classic Studio: Ryko Discs Subtitles: [None] Length: 260 mins     Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980) Alfred Hitchcock was the most important film director of the 20th Century. Already established in Britain as a successful film-maker during the silent days, Hitchcock was wooed by Hollywood after a decade of internationally known pictures done in the 1930's. His move west in the 1940's allowed him the financial and artistic freedom which he found lacking in England and enabled him to produce films that were aesthetically cohesive, technically challenging and basically appealing to the common man. They were also enormous commercial successes. Apart form Charlie Chaplin, no other director was so personally identified with his collaborator. Hitchcock embodied the concept of "autuer" more than any other director and left an indelible mark on his craft, his audience, and the history of Western art in the last 100 years. Murder (1930) This special DVD package includes two of his early films.The first, Murder, done in 1930, stars Herbert Marshall in his first speaking role.This was one of Hitchcock's early sound films, full of classic Hitchcock moments and a salacious story of transvestism, murder and betrayal. The Lodger (1926) The second film, The Lodger, was released in 1926.This was Alfred Hitchcock's directorial debut.A silent film, it introduced to audiences Hitchcock's unique visual approach to film making and remains a classic to this day. Also included is a special bonus audio chapter -- a radio drama of The Lodger starring Herbert Marshall and Edmund Gwenn, two of Hitchcock's favorite actors who appeared in many of his productions.