The Manxman
Sono Art-World Wide Pictures | Release Date: December 16, 1929 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
Entertainment WeeklyWesley Stenzel
Hitchcock's final fully-silent film is one of his greatest early works. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A love triangle played out on the Isle of Man is the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's last silent film, THE MANXMAN, an uncharacteristic example of Hitchcock with tongue out of cheek. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
It’s no masterpiece, but it’s certainly something to see. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMordaunt Hall
The British silent pictorial translation of Sir Hall Caine's novel, "The Manxman," is filled with enchanting scenes and the story itself is quite well told. Read full review
60
Time OutGeoff Andrew
Its story is accordingly old-hat...but Hitch makes the most of his locations (although the film is set on the Isle of Man, it was shot in Cornwall), while the frequent use of shots taken through windows anticipates the interest in voyeurism in his later work. Read full review
60
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The Hall Caine novel from which this film was adapted is a weak one, but the director has done his best with it. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The point of the film is to strike a blow for truth regardless of consequences, but it's hard to believe in this seduction. [11 May 2000, p.F36]
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