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
Robyn Hitchcock In 2001 Hitchcock reunited and toured with Kimberley Rew, bassist Matthew Seligman, and Morris Windsor for the Soft Boys' re-release of their best-known album, 1980's "Underwater Moonlight". The following year they recorded and released a new album, "Nextdoorland", which was accompanied by a short album of outtakes, "Side Three". The reunion proved to be short-lived. The 2002 double album "Robyn Sings" comprised cover versions of Bob Dylan songs, including a live re-creation (performed in 1996) of Dylan's so-called "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" 1966 concert. Hitchcock celebrated his 50th birthday in 2003 with a concert at the Queen Elizabeth