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The Lodger
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Based on a story by Marie Belloc Lowndes and the play Who Is He?, the silent film lead us through an investigation into a serial killer disguised as a lodger in London.
Based on a story by Marie Belloc Lowndes and the play Who Is He?, the silent film lead us through an investigation into a serial killer disguised as a lodger in London.
Actors:
Alma Reville,
June Tripp,
Malcolm Keen,
Alfred Hitchcock,
Marie Ault,
Ivor Novello,
Arthur Chesney
Alma Reville
June Tripp
11 June 1901, Blackpool, England, UK
Malcolm Keen
8 August 1887, Bristol, England, UK
Alfred Hitchcock
13 August 1899, Leytonstone, London, England, UK
Marie Ault
2 September 1870, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK
Ivor Novello
15 January 1893, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Arthur Chesney
21 November 1881, Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Country:
United Kingdom
Keywords:
#Alfred Hitchcock #Carlyle Blackwell #Ivor Novello #June #Marie Ault #Michael Balcon #The Lodger A Story of the London Fog #The lodger 1927
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July 31, 2012
Make allowances for Ivor Novello's hammy acting as the mysterious lodger wrongly accused of the killings, and relish instead Hitch's intuitive grasp of visual storytelling.
August 09, 2012
This restoration of Hitchcock's 1926 silent melodrama offers a gripping prehistory not just of his own work, but the Hollywood thriller itself.
January 01, 2000
Not a great film, but a remarkable one, with Hitchcock at his most 'innovative.'
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August 30, 2010
Brilliant visual touches.
June 02, 2015
Hitchcock's most underrated movie.
August 10, 2012
Even with its obvious debt to German Expressionism, The Lodger has Hitchcock hallmarks. It's the master's first film to suggest a certain kind of fun and games as well as thrills.
New York Times
March 25, 2006
The picture has a very, very excellent begining, a mediocre middle and a most deplorable ending. A minor fault is that its running time is about fifteen minutes too long.
August 09, 2012
One for Hitch fans, one for thriller fans, one for cinema fans. Do not miss.
November 10, 2012
Though the story has been remade many times, Hitchcock's silent version (his third work) holds up well, bearing the director's distinctive vision; he said his career relly began with that picture
August 06, 2012
Sawhney's score brings contemporary melodies to Hitch's silent delight.
February 09, 2006
Hitch's most overtly Hitchcockian silent film ...
August 10, 2012
A truly creepy cast adds to the suspense.