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The Pleasure Garden (1925)

★ 5.882 minDirector: Alfred Hitchcock

1926 film by Alfred Hitchcock

The Pleasure Garden is a 1926 silent drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his feature film directorial debut. Based on the 1923 novel by Oliver Sandys, The Pleasure Garden is about two chorus girls, played by Virginia Valli and Carmelita Geraghty, at the Pleasure Garden Theatre in London and their troubled relationships. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and Germany, the film premiered in Berlin on 8 January 1926 (as Irrgarten der Leidenschaft).

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Pleasure Garden about?
The Pleasure Garden (1925) — Patsy Brand is a chorus girl at the Pleasure Garden music hall. She meets Jill Cheyne who is down on her luck and gets her a job as a dancer. Jill is engaged to adventurer Hugh Fielding and she introduces Patsy to his colleague, Levitt, and they fall in love. Two different fates
Is The Pleasure Garden based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Pleasure Garden scary?
Content rating: . See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.