Downhill
A College Hero round whom is woven a picture of Love and Treachery.
1927 | 106m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Writer: | Constance Collier, Ivor Novello |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 24, 1927 |
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| Director: | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Writer: | Constance Collier, Ivor Novello |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | boarding school, stage show, silent film, headmaster, fall guy, expulsion, misfortune, wrongly punished, dancehall, paid dance companion |
| Production Companies | Gainsborough Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 06, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ivor Novello | Roddy Berwick |
| Ben Webster | Dr. Dawson |
| Norman McKinnel | Sir Thomas Berwick |
| Robin Irvine | Tim Wakeley |
| Jerrold Robertshaw | The Rev. Henry Wakeley |
| Sybil Rhoda | Sybil Wakeley |
| Annette Benson | Mabel |
| Lilian Braithwaite | Lady Berwick |
| Isabel Jeans | Julia |
| Ian Hunter | Archie |
| Hannah Jones | Dresser |
| Barbara Gott | Madame Michet |
| Violet Farebrother | Poetess |
| Alf Goddard | Sailor |
| Constance Collier | Dance Hall Lady with Purse (uncredited) |
| Daisy Jackson | The Seductive Waitress (uncredited) |
| J. Nelson | Hibbert (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alfred Hitchcock | Director |
| Constance Collier | Original Story |
| Ivor Novello | Original Story |
| Michael Balcon | Presenter |
| Ivor Montagu | Editor |
| Claude L. McDonnell | Director of Photography |
| C.M. Woolf | Presenter |
| Lionel Rich | Editor |
| Frank Mills | Assistant Director |
| Bertram Evans | Production Design, Art Direction |
| Eliot Stannard | Scenario Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Balcon | Producer |
| C.M. Woolf | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 871 | 887 |