The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

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1927

1h 31m

English

Drama, Thriller

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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.

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

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1927

1h 31m

English

Drama, Thriller

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Cast

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Ivor Novello

The Lodger Jonathan Drew

Marie Ault

Mrs. Bunting the Landlady

Mr. Bunting

Daisy Bunting

Joe Chandler

Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Eve Gray

Showgirl Victim (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited...

Alma Reville

Woman Listening to Wireless (uncred...

Directed By: Alfred Hitchcock

Written By: Alfred Hitchcock (Screenplay), Eliot Stannard (Screenplay), + 1 more

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simonynwa says...

3 months ago

Jealousy, obsession, suspense, murder, blonde women in peril – all the hallmarks of Hitchcock’s later work are there. The film’s plot is driven by the identify of a murderer and the suspicions the titular lodger may well be responsible. Hitchcock cleverly weaves into the plot the different elements that feed into the mystery and Ivor Novello’s performance keeps both the characters and the audience guessing until the final act. What’s striking is that as an early silent film there is practically nothing that would be changed to accommodate dialogue and yet the film remains a compelling mystery with relatable characters.

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Plainbear says...

9 months ago

Not a connaiseur of silent movie, but this felt like a good movie for the time outside of the weird caricature of a man that the policeman was. The twist was nice, but it felt like the plot move too slowly. I ended up going for a 2x speed and it felt much better after that

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miguelreina says...

3 years ago

[Filmin] Watched from the knowledge of Hitchcock's filmography, it looks like a compilation of "easter eggs" from his later career. We can find here resources and ideas that he later developed in his best-known films, unusual visual findings for the time. The shadow of the cross on Ivor Novello's face, almost like a foretaste of the end, the stairs as a narrative device, the suspense built through the slowing down of time, the expressionist shadows around the nervous landlady as her tenant walks out the night... Absolutely enjoyable, but more recommendable to watch without sound, avoiding the inadequate music that Nitin Sawhney composed for the London Symphony Orchestra in 2012, despite being a tribute to Bernard Herrmann.

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Miratrix says...

4 years ago

I enjoyed watching this. Though it did leave me terribly curious about the killer and their motives.

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kevin.aguirre

10/10 2 years ago

This film is considered the first Hitchcock's movie, but obviously, it is not actually, but anyways. This movie shows what this great English filmmaker would do during the rest of his successful career. "The Lodger" has everything one can ask about a film-noir movie: a great storyline, credible char More

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