In this episode we discuss another silent Hitchcock movie, Easy Virtue, a 1927 (maybe 1928?) melodrama about a free-spirited woman who marries into a judgmental family that probes into her past.

Details: Easy Virtue was released in 1928 by Gainsborough Pictures. Produced by Michael Balcon. Script was written by Eliot Stannard based on Noel Coward’s play. Starring Isabel Jeans, Franklyn Dyall, Robin Irvine, Violet Farebrother, and Ian Hunter. Cinematography by Claude McDonnell.

Ranking: 47 out of 52. Ranking movies is a reductive parlor game. It’s also fun. And it’s a good way to frame a discussion. We aggregated over 70 ranking lists from critics, fans, and magazines, and will be going through Alfred Hitchcock’s films from “worst” to “best.” Easy Virtue got 401 ranking points.