Downhill (1927)

1927 · 106 min · Drama

When school captain Roddy Berwick takes the blame for his friend’s scandal, he is expelled and disowned by his family. Cast out of his privileged world, Roddy drifts through a series of humiliations—from waiter to penniless actor to gigolo—descending ever further into ruin and self-disgust.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Starring Ivor Novello, Ben Webster, Norman McKinnel, Robin Irvine and Jerrold Robertshaw.

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