Themes and plot devices in Hitchcock films Themes and plot devices in Hitchcock films Alfred Hitchcock's films show an interesting tendency towards recurring themes and plot devices throughout his life as a director. This article lists some of the themes and plot devices that occur repeatedly in his films. There are images of birds in nearly all of Hitchcock's films. Some of the most prominent are listed below. Black people appear mostly as background characters in many of his films, except Philippe Dubois who is both intelligent and clever, The church have appeared in some of this films, Cultured villains have been shown in many of his
Alfred Rolfe (director) Alfred Rolfe (director) Alfred Rolfe, real name Alfred Roker (1862– 9 September 1943), was an Australian film director and actor, best known for being the son-in-law of the celebrated actor-manager Alfred Dampier, with whom he appeared frequently on stage, and for his prolific output as a director during Australia's silent era, including "Captain Midnight, the Bush King" (1911), "Captain Starlight, or Gentleman of the Road" (1911) and "The Hero of the Dardanelles" (1915). Only one of his films as director survives today. Rolfe started as an actor. He was born in Ballarat and joined Charles Holloway's acting company, where he