Alfred Hitchcock filmography the run. It also featured the first of his famous cameo appearances. Two years later he directed "Blackmail" (1929) which was his first sound film. In 1935 Hitchcock directed "The 39 Steps". Three years later he directed "The Lady Vanishes," starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Hitchcock's British films – and many of his early American ones – are often mistakenly believed to be in the public domain. In fact, all of his films are under copyright in the US and UK. Nonetheless, bootlegs of his work continue to be widely disseminated. In 1940, Hitchcock transitioned to Hollywood productions, the
Hitchcock & Herrmann and "Marnie". After ten years the two men ended their collaboration. Through what is two intersecting monologues the play "Hitchcock & Herrmann" explores the relationship between these two geniuses and endeavours to explain in their own words why at the height of their creative talents they parted company and never worked together again. Interspersed throughout are examples of Herrmann's music - often taking the place for important dramatic points. The play was first performed in January, 2005 as a rehearsed reading at the 4MBS Performance Studio in Brisbane, Australia with Knijnenburg himself playing the part of Hitchcock and Yalin Ozucelik