Lots of thematic symbolism in #Blackmail. Alice changes out of her white gown and into her black overcoat jacket to mark her stain of sin and guilt. He used the same symbolism in #Psycho. #TCMParty

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Hitchcock also loved to use stairs as a visual motif. #Downhill, from 1927, used stairs to symbolize a character's downfall. He does the same thing here in #Blackmail. #TCMParty

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And obviously it's famous in The Lodger (1927)! I didn't realize he'd used it at least 3 times! #Blackmail #TCMParty

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It's impossible to miss Hitchcock's cameo in #Blackmail. #TCMParty

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Yay! Me too! There's lots of conversation about silents being unappreciated and lost but I'd say the transitional and initial talkies are easily as overlooked, unknown and under-appreciated. An awful lot of them seem to be lost too-but I don't hear much about pining for/looking for them. 🤷‍♀️ #TCMParty

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