Alfred Hitchcock wrote in 1982: "The Hitchcock touch had four hands, and two were Alma's." Hitchcock began work on his tenth film, "Blackmail" (1929), when its production company, British International Pictures (BIP), converted its Elstree studios to sound. The film was the first British ""; it followed the first American sound feature film, "The Jazz Singer" (1927). "Blackmail" began the Hitchcock tradition of using famous landmarks as a backdrop for suspense sequences, with the climax taking place on the dome of the British Museum. It also features one of his longest cameo appearances, which shows him being bothered by a small boy
D. Howard Hitchcock and the Oakland Museum of California are among the public collections holding paintings by David Howard Hitchcock. Hitchcock is called the first homegrown artist in Hawaii with international recognition. The auction record for a painting by David Howard Hitchcock is $82,250. This record was set by "Windward Oahu, Hawaii", a 12 by 18 inch oil painting on canvas sold May 19, 2006 at Skinner Inc. (Boston). Painting of Pele D. Howard Hitchcock David Howard Hitchcock (May 15, 1861 – January 1, 1943) was an American painter of the Volcano School, known for his depictions of Hawaii. David Howard Hitchcock was