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Director:
Maurice Elvey
Writers:
Marie Belloc Lowndes (novel)
Miles Mander (writer)
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Plot:
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Cast

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Ivor Novello ... Michel Angeloff
Elizabeth Allan ... Daisy Bunting
A.W. Baskcomb ... George Bunting
Barbara Everest ... Mrs. Bunting
Jack Hawkins ... Joe Martin
Shayle Gardner ... Detective Snell
Peter Gawthorne ... Lord Southcliff
Kynaston Reeves ... Editor Bob Mitchell (as P. Kynaston Reeves)
Drusilla Wills ... Mrs. Coles
Anthony Holles ... Silvano
George Merritt ... Commissioner
Molly Fisher ... Gladys Sims
Andreas Malandrinos ... Mr. Rabinovitch (as Andrea Malandrinas)
Iris Ashley ... Police Commissioner's Daughter
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Phantom Fiend (USA)
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Runtime:
85 min | USA:67 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Passed (National Board of Review)
Company:
Twickenham Film Studios more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ivor Novello reprises his lead role from Alfred Hitchcock's silent classic The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927). Hitchcock was asked to direct the sound remake of his 1927 film, but declined. more
Movie Connections:
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What are the screen adaptations of Mrs. Belloc Lowndes's story 'The Lodger'?
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Interesting Curio, 16 May 2009
7/10
Author: GManfred from Ramsey, NJ

Enjoyed this film very much. I am making my way through my DVD gift box of mysteries (a trudge,sometimes) and I am always pleased to come across an unknown gem - unknown,at least,to me. Have seen "The Lodger" many times but this one was made special by Ivor Novello, whom I had never seen, and Jack Hawkins, who never looked so young in any picture I had seen.

It was early in the sound era which could explain the hammy acting, and so I overlooked it. I thought Ivor Novello was an almost hypnotic presence - too bad he made so few movies.I also enjoyed the trick ending which was different than the American version but, from what a reviewer from the U.K. states, is the way it was in the original Hitchcock version, which I have never seen.

All in all, a very pleasant surprise. I hope I find a few more in my collection. The transfer copy must have been very old and it is probably a title hard to come by, which would account for the occasional blotches on the print and garbled sound track, but it really is better than the 6 rating it presently sports, and I gave it a rating of 7.

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