The Ring (1927)

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The Ring (1927) – A. Hitchcock

This silent feature from Hitchcock shows the Master developing his craft.  There is a tremendous focus on advancing the language of film, through montage, superimposition, and other experiments.  The story itself is not too exciting – a young boxer loses his wife to the champ but works his way up to the title bout and wins her back.  I think I made that sound more exciting than it really is but Hitch’s technique does add some suspense to the proceedings, even if this film is not even close to his later films in that (suspense) genre.  Still, there is no denying that Hitchcock had talent even then and was developing with each picture, even if he wouldn’t really hit his stride until the coming of sound and the Gaumont British pictures.