The Lodger (1927) (The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog)

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Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

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Marie Ault
The Landlady

Arthur Chesney
Her Husband

June Tripp
Daisy - A Mannequin

Malcolm Keen
Joe - A Police Detective

Ivor Novello
The Lodger

Reginald Gardiner
Dancer at Ball

Eve Gray
Showgirl Victim

Alfred Hitchcock
Extra in Newspaper Office

Written by

Alfred Hitchcock
uncredited

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A good movie

11 years, 7 months ago at Oct 27 16:22

johanlefourbe

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Honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect from this flick but since I'm a huge fan of Alfred Hitchcock, I was really eager to check it out. So far, it is his oldest movie I have seen. At first, I was rather worried since the copy looked awful and the beginning was pretty shabby. However, even though it is indeed very old (almost 80 years old!), it was actually quite watchable. Apparently, it was Hit... read more

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4 years ago at May 30 15:49

fernando

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(OK) There´s already style (even there's a sort of effectism that¿ll be better justified in next films), themes, suspense, and a Hitchcockian victimized blonde. A mature Hitch as early as 1926.

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A nod to the Jack the Ripper murders that terrorized London in 1888, Hitchcock's suspenseful silent feature stars Ivor Novello as an eccentric young man who checks into a boarding house just as a serial killer has claimed his sixth victim. The landlords soon grow wary of this mysterious stranger, who -- like the killer -- seems to harbor a fascination with blonde women, and their paranoia escalates when he takes a liking to their fair-haired daughter.

Release date: 14 February 1927

Tags: Silent (9), Thriller (6), Horror (5), Crime (5), Murder (5), Serial Killer (5), Suspense (4), 1920s (4), 1927 (4), Mystery (3), London (3), Drama (2), Black And White (2), UK (2), Love Triangle (2), Black & White (2), Fear (2), Surprise Ending (2), Public Domain (2), Fireplace (2)

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