Nobody ever expected a movie to have an afterlife. ... Because Number 13 was never completed, the first film to bear the mark "Directed by Alfred Hitchcock" was The Pleasure Garden in 1925. A young Alfred's uncanny wit and cinematic flare came forth in this movie. ... While the onset of World War II hung over Europe in 1940, Hitchcock came to the United States to direct Rebecca. ... Up until 1979, Alfred wrote, produced and directed films. ...

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