this sophisticated melodrama from a noel coward play be clearly unsuited to hitchcock particular talent represent the initial court room sequence be the best and allow the director to experiment with camera technique ( especially his creative use of the dissolve to jump from the present into the past and back again ) while the rest be a succession of clichéd situation and make it a rather tedious whole . the most notable cast member be ian hunter and though leading lady isabel jean do go on to play prominent role in gigi ( 1958 ) and heaven above . ( 1963 ) . with this and i have only 3 more extant hitchcock silents leave to watch the pleasure garden ( 1925 ) and downhill ( 1927 ) and champagne ( 1928 ) while his second film and the mountain eagle ( 1926 ) and be believe lost .