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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

  • 19271927
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 32m
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7.3/10
12K
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
CrimeDramaMystery
A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
12K
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    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Marie Belloc Lowndes(from the novel by)
    • Eliot Stannard(scenario)
    • Alfred Hitchcock(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • June Tripp
    • Ivor Novello
    • Marie Ault
    • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Marie Belloc Lowndes(from the novel by)
    • Eliot Stannard(scenario)
    • Alfred Hitchcock(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • June Tripp
    • Ivor Novello
    • Marie Ault
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 117User reviews
    • 90Critic reviews
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    Ivor Novello in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    Marie Ault and Ivor Novello in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    Ivor Novello in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    Ivor Novello in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    June Tripp and Ivor Novello in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    Marie Ault and Arthur Chesney in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    Ivor Novello in The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
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    The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)

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    June Tripp
    June Tripp
    • Daisy - A Mannequin
    • (as June)
    Ivor Novello
    Ivor Novello
    • The Lodger
    Marie Ault
    Marie Ault
    • The Landlady
    Arthur Chesney
    • Her Husband
    Malcolm Keen
    Malcolm Keen
    • Joe - A Police Detective
    Daisy Campbell
    • Mother
    • (uncredited)
    Maudie Dunham
    • First Victim
    • (uncredited)
    Reginald Gardiner
    Reginald Gardiner
    • Dancer at Ball
    • (uncredited)
    Eve Gray
    • Showgirl Victim
    • (uncredited)
    Alfred Hitchcock
    Alfred Hitchcock
    • Extra in Newspaper Office
    • (uncredited)
    Alma Reville
    Alma Reville
    • Woman Listening to Wireless
    • (uncredited)
      • Alfred Hitchcock
      • Marie Belloc Lowndes(from the novel by) (play "Who Is He?")
      • Eliot Stannard(scenario)
      • Alfred Hitchcock(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is the first movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in which he makes one of his trademark cameo appearances. Here, it's as "Extra in Newspaper Office". A modern source also has him standing in a crowd as the leading man is arrested.
    • Goofs
      (at around 24 mins) The Lodger (Ivor Novello) and Daisy (June Tripp) are playing a game of chess. The chess board is set up incorrectly, as the bottom-right square is black. This is most obvious when The Lodger is poking the coals in the fireplace.
    • Quotes

      Joe Betts: When I've put a rope round the Avenger's neck, I'll put a ring around Daisy's finger.

    • Crazy credits
      Closing credits: Thank you to everyone who supported the BFI's Silent Hitchcock restoration project.
    • Alternate versions
      The original version of The Lodger directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1926 was restored in 1999 in honor of the directors 100th anniversary. The film was restored by the British National Film & TV Archives and a new score by Ashley Irwin was commissioned by ZDF/ARTE (Germany) and premiered on August 13, 1999 (what would have been Hitchcock's 100th birthday).
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (1999)

    User reviews117

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    7/10
    A compelling whodunit
    A stranger (Ivor Novello) in fog-bound London seeks accommodation from a family and they provide him with a small apartment upstairs. Their blond daughter is drawn towards this fascinating and somewhat mysterious gentleman. Her parents become suspicious of the intentions of the lodger and they live in fear of her safety. There is a serial killer abroad in the foggy streets and who knows? this stranger could be that maniac.

    It is interesting to view an early Hitchcock film as far back as the silent era. I am surprised at the quality (despite a few scratches here and there). The addition of music is rather overdone in my opinion but it does fill in the empty silence and does add a dramatic effect. No doubt in the early days a capable pianist (below the screen) bashed out some impromptu music to fit the mood of each scene.

    It is an uncomplicated story but that does not mean the guilty person is easily recognized (if at all!) Hitchcock likes to tease with a lodger who has shifty eyes, who paces the floor (what an original idea to photograph through a transparent floor), who has the wall pictures removed and who creeps out silently at night.

    I feel that the atmosphere created is exceptional. Certainly a bit theatrical with exaggerated eye expressions but compelling nevertheless.

    When you see a film of this vintage you realise how much film production had already advanced in the 20's and without the aid of all our recent technological contrivances.
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    • Aug 30, 2004

    FAQ4

    • What are the screen adaptations of Mrs. Belloc Lowndes's story 'The Lodger'?
    • Why is the print so bad?
    • Why is the music so bad?

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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1927 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • None
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Victoria Embankment, Westminster, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Gainsborough Pictures
      • Carlyle Blackwell Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 32 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Silent

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