Rent The Lodger (1927)
3.6 of 5 from 89 ratings
1h 19min
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- Synopsis:
- On hearing reports of the seventh murder by "The Avenger", Daisy (June Tripp) decides to stay with her parents. She is being courted by Joe (Malcolm Keen), a detective, who gets suspicious when her mother rents a room out to a lodger - to whom Daisy is attracted. While the lodger is out Joe takes the opportunity to search his room - there he finds a gun, some press clippings of the killings and a map of the murders...
- Actors:
- June Hillman, Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, Malcolm Keen, Daisy Campbell, Maudie Dunham, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville
- Directors:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Producers:
- Michael Balcon, Carlyle Blackwell
- Writers:
- Marie Belloc Lowndes, Eliot Stannard, Alfred Hitchcock
- Aka:
- The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
- Studio:
- Whe Europe Limited
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Operation Mincemeat, 100 Years of German Expressionism, Alfred Hitchcock's British Films, Film History, Films by Genre, Films to Watch If You Like..., Getting to Know..., Introducing a British Film Family
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/09/2012
- Run Time:
- 91 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, Silent
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- In-Depth Interview with Nitin Sawhney
- Image Gallery
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Reviews (2) of The Lodger
Hitchcock Breakthrough. - The Lodger review by Steve
This is the one that the Master of Suspense liked to think of as the first true Alfred Hitchcock film, though it took a while for him to make good on its promise. This is his strongest candidate for the best British silent, but- Anthony Asquith apart- that's not much of a contest.
An unknown serial killer is murdering blondes in London. Handsome superstar of UK silents, Ivor Novello, plays the jittery innocent man who the police and the public figure for the killer. So, he establishes the Hitchcock archetype of the wrong man who must clear his name. And the focus on blonde victims is unmissable.
It's full of riffs and motifs and that we would see continually over the years (including a cameo from the director). The story is told with great clarity and suspense, with moments of humour. And for the first time, his camera truly comes alive.
Hitch returned from Germany obviously influenced by expressionism. And we see many memorable visual images, like when the family of the landlord are discussing their new tenant, and the ceiling disappears to reveal the agitated lodger pacing in the room above. And there's the first of many thrilling climaxes.
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Unwatchable - The Lodger review by JJ
Terrible video quality on the DVD. Frame jumping around like a Unsteadicam wielded by a suffering crackhead. Nasty!
I'll give the Blu-ray a go instead.
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