The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, horror film, crime film, mystery film, thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 341 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A serial killer stalks London's foggy streets. A mysterious lodger moves into a boarding house and becomes the prime suspect.
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What happens
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen and Ivor Novello. Hitchcock's third feature film and the earliest to survive intact, it was released on 14 February 1927 in London and on 10 June 1928 in New York City. The film is based on the 1913 novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes and the play Who Is He? co-written by Belloc Lowndes. Its plot concerns the hunt for a Jack the Ripper-like serial killer in London. The film was Hitchcock's first thriller, and established his reputation as a director. Upon its release, the trade journal Bioscope wrote: "It is possible that this film is the finest British production ever made". In a strategy for self-publicity, The Lodger saw him make his first cameo appearance in a film, where he sat in a newsroom. In 2017, the film was included in the BFI's list of 100 essential thrillers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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