oa ▁and ▁Lake ▁Como ) ▁and ▁Germany . ▁Many ▁mis fortun es ▁bef ell ▁the ▁cast ▁and ▁crew . ▁When ▁Ga et ano ▁Vent im iglia , ▁the ▁film ' s ▁cinemat ograph er , ▁failed ▁to ▁hide ▁the ▁film ▁from ▁Italian ▁custom s ▁officials , ▁the ▁team ▁had ▁to ▁pay ▁fin es ▁and ▁buy ▁new ▁film , ▁seriously ▁de ple ting ▁their ▁budget . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁British ▁H itch cock ▁production , ▁both ▁lead ▁actress es , ▁Virginia ▁Val li ▁and ▁Car mel ita ▁Ger ag ht y , ▁were ▁American . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁shown ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁press ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁but ▁not ▁officially ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁just ▁before ▁H itch cock ' s ▁third ▁film , ▁The ▁L od ger : ▁A ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁F og , ▁became ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Pres ervation ▁and ▁home ▁video   status ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁The ▁Ple asure ▁Garden ▁and ▁eight ▁other ▁silent ▁H itch cock ▁films ▁were ▁restored ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Film ▁Institute . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁ 2 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁missing ▁foot age ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁this ▁film , ▁including ▁" the ▁atmos pher ic ▁color ▁t int ing ▁of ▁the ▁period ". ▁ ▁Like ▁H itch cock ' s ▁other ▁British ▁films , ▁all ▁of ▁which