Lost Hitchcock Film Discovered In New Zealand

Boston Globe, Boston Globe: Entertainment
Wed, 08/03/2011 - 11:04am

Alfred Hitchcock is still surprising his fans. Film preservationists say they've found the first half of "The White Shadow," the earliest surviving feature film on which Hitchcock has a credit.

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