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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

19277.11h 31m

Overview

London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Written by Marie Belloc Lowndes, Alfred Hitchcock, Eliot Stannard
Produced by Michael Balcon, Carlyle Blackwell
Box OfficeBudget: $15KRevenue: $84K

Top Cast

Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello

The Lodger Jonathan Drew

Marie Ault

Marie Ault

Mrs. Bunting the Landlady

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Arthur Chesney

Mr. Bunting

June Tripp

June Tripp

Daisy Bunting

Malcolm Keen

Malcolm Keen

Joe Chandler

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Eve Gray

Eve Gray

Showgirl Victim (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)

Alma Reville

Alma Reville

Woman Listening to Wireless (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

london, englandjack the ripperboarderlodgerserial killersilent filmfashion showmysterious strangermodeling

About The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a crime, thriller, mystery film released in 1927 exploring themes of london, england, jack the ripper, boarder, lodger, serial killer, silent film. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, it stars Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney. London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

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