The Hitchcock Challenge #2: The Mountain Eagle! (Hitchcock's LOST 1926 film)

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Welcome to the second episode of The Hitchcock Challenge! 

Episode 2 Features a deep dive into Hitchcock's lost film, The Mountain Eagle!

This episode has been adapted from our Youtube video where we SHOW each surviving photograph in (our theoretical) chronological order in order to understand the plot of the missing film. Here we describe each photo and postulate what it all means, and ask the question...should this film be found?? (The answer is YES, PLEASE!)

Join Kenny, Sam, and Lantz as they watch every movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in chronological order and break them down in extreme detail.  The first ten episodes, covering Hitchcock’s silent career originally premiered (or will premiere) on YouTube as Presenting Alfred Hitchcock. Future episodes will be made with the podcast in mind. 

This series is about reviving the excitement for these old movies, looking at them through a modern lens and actually challenging ourselves to step away from Netflix and corporate TV we normally love and consume. We do the research on the behind the scenes gossip, break down iconic and less than iconic scenes, give Maguffin reviews and talk WAY longer than anyone else you'll find online. Hitchcock history is discussed and we will add relevant research materials to the episode bio’s for your own further reading!

Unfortunately, The Hitchcock Challenge will NOT have a regular schedule. New episodes will air as we are able to complete them. The challenge for you is to watch all of his films in chronological order with or without us! It will be a worthy endeavor, we promise!

Recommended Reading!

1. Dan Auiler's Book "Hitchcock Lost The Lost Silent Hitchcock and Frenzy 67" available at the link. This book is invaluable for those of you interested in this Lost film.

2. The Hitchcock Zone.com is THE site for Hitchcock fans looking for comprehensive collections of scholarship and primary sources on all of Hitchcock's films. We love and recommend that site! in particular it will link you to the work of JL Kunhs one of the best and earliest Hitchcock Scholars! (Link to the Mountain Eagle page)

3. "Hitchcock/Truffaut, The Definitive study of Alfred Hitchcock" by Francois Truffaut 

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4. Taschen's "Alfred Hitchcock: The Complete Films" edited by Paul Duncan are the two books we lean on the most and should be in the collection of every Hitchcock mega fan!

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