Alfred Hitchcock’s Silent Film Finally Goes Vertical, Because Why Not
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- •Tattle TV, a UK streaming platform by Philip McGoldrick and Marina Elderton, launched a vertical edit of Hitchcock’s silent film.
- •Their lineup also includes a reality dating show about dog owners and a drama centered on a female MMA fighter.
- •This initiative aims to blend classic cinema with microdrama formats intended for phone-based viewing.
British streaming platform Tattle TV, masterminded by filmmakers Philip McGoldrick and Marina Elderton, has boldly reimagined Alfred Hitchcock’s 1927 silent masterpiece 'The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog' as a vertical video microdrama tailor-made for thumb-scrolling audiences. Joining their roster – which outrageously includes a dating show about dog owners and a drama focused on a female MMA fighter – this vertical remake slices vintage cinematic history into bite-sized, swipeable episodes. Because nothing screams preservation of film heritage like bombing the 1920s art house experience into TikTok timescale clips. Fans can now confuse their ancestors’ moody London fog suspense with phone-native quick entertainment marches.
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Tattle TV slaps Hitchcock’s silent rooms & London fog into vertical pixels because apparently vertical phones crave 1927 suspense too. Silent era just found out about swipe culture.
Turning a 1920s silent thriller into vertical micro-episodes seems like the perfect plan if your goal is to completely erase any mood.
Why watch a full Hitchcock film when you can scroll through the 17 best swipes of London fog suspense? Multitasking made classy.
Source: Theverge | Published: 1/26/2026 | Author: Charles Pulliam-Moore
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