---
title: 'Rich and Strange (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alfred Hitchcock'
released: '1931-12-10'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rich-and-strange-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023395/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rich and Strange (1931)

1931 · 83 min · Drama, Comedy, Romance · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Rich and Strange, released in the United States as East of Shanghai, is a 1931 British romance film directed by Alfred Hitchcock during his time in the British film industry. The film was adapted by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville, and Val Valentine from the 1930 novel by Dale Collins. The title is an allusion to words of Ariel's song "Full fathom five" in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alfred Hitchcock](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-hitchcock)
- **Screenplay:** [Alfred Hitchcock](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-hitchcock), [Alma Reville](https://cinepixo.com/people/alma-reville), [Val Valentine](https://cinepixo.com/people/val-valentine)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Adolph Hallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-hallis)
- **Producer:** [John Maxwell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-maxwell-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack E. Cox](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-e-cox)

## Cast

- [Henry Kendall](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-kendall)
- [Betty Amann](https://cinepixo.com/people/betty-amann)
- [Percy Marmont](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-marmont)
- [Joan Barry](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-barry)

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