The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927 1h 31m EN

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7.2

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METACRITIC

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7.3

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★7.2TMDB · 359🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●82Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 14,371

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ivor Novello
The Lodger Jonathan Drew
Marie Ault
Mrs. Bunting the Landlady
Arthur Chesney
Mr. Bunting
June Tripp
Daisy Bunting
Malcolm Keen
Joe Chandler
Reginald Gardiner
Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
Eve Gray
Showgirl Victim (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock
Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Eliot Stannard, Alfred Hitchcock
Languages: No Language
Countries: United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.

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ERA

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99 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by Gaetano di Ventimiglia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ivor Montagu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ivor Novello and Marie Ault and Arthur Chesney carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0017075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alfred Hitchcock directs. Gaetano di Ventimiglia behind the camera. Ivor Montagu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in No Language.

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Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.
399 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, shot by Gaetano di Ventimiglia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Ivor Montagu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ivor Novello and Marie Ault and Arthur Chesney carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0017075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "london, england", "jack the ripper", "boarder", "lodger".