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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog ()

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A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.
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The Landlady
Arthur Chesney ...
Her Husband
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Daisy - A Mannequin (as June)
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Joe - A Police Detective
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The Lodger
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Daisy Campbell ...
Mother (uncredited)
Maudie Dunham ...
First Victim (uncredited)
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Dancer at Ball (uncredited)
Eve Gray ...
Showgirl Victim (uncredited)
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Extra in Newspaper Office (uncredited)
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Woman Listening to Wireless (uncredited)

Directed by

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Marie Belloc Lowndes ... (from the novel by) (as Mrs. Belloc Lowndes)
 
Eliot Stannard ... (scenario)
 
Alfred Hitchcock ... () (uncredited)
 
Marie Belloc Lowndes ... (play "Who Is He?") (uncredited)

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Michael Balcon ... producer (uncredited)
Carlyle Blackwell ... producer (uncredited)

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Ashley Irwin ... (1999)

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Gaetano di Ventimiglia ... (photography) (as Baron Ventimiglia)
Hal Young ... (uncredited) (photography)

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Ivor Montagu

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C. Wilfred Arnold ... (as C. Wilfrid Arnold)
Bertram Evans

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Mark Bonnici ... production: restoration: Deluxe 142
Paul Collard ... production: restoration: Deluxe 142
Jonathan Dixon ... production: restoration: Deluxe 142

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Alma Reville ... assistant director

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Paul Doogan ... film recording: restoration: Deluxe 142

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Malcolm Luker ... scoring mixer: 1999 score
Richard Bronskill ... orchestrator (uncredited)

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Renie Morrison ... script supervisor (uncredited)
Alma Reville ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Michael Balcon ... presenter
Carlyle Blackwell ... presenter
Bryony Dixon ... supervisor: restoration: BFI National Archive
Shivendra Singh Dungarpur ... additional funding provided by: restoration
E. McKnight Kauffer ... title designs (as E. Mc.Knight Kauffer)
Angelo Lucatello ... film inspection and comparison: restoration: BFI National Archive
Peter Marshall ... picture restoration: BFI National Archive
Beth Mill ... additional funding provided by: restoration
Ian Mill ... additional funding provided by: restoration
Ivor Montagu ... titling
Ben Thompson ... picture restoration: BFI National Archive
Kieron Webb ... supervisor: restoration: BFI National Archive
C.M. Woolf ... presenter: by arrangement with
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Plot Summary

A serial killer known as "The Avenger" is on the loose in London, murdering blonde women. A mysterious man arrives at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting looking for a room to rent. The Buntings' daughter is a blonde model who is seeing one of the detectives assigned to the case. The detective becomes jealous of the lodger and begins to suspect that he might be the avenger. Written by Col Needham

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Also Known As
  • The Lodger (United Kingdom)
  • The Lodger (United Kingdom, English title)
  • The Lodger (World-wide, English title)
  • The Lodger (Canada, English title)
  • The Lodger (United States)
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  • 92 min
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Budget GBP12,000 (estimated)

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Trivia This is the first movie directed by Sir 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. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Une vague nouvelle (1999). See more »
Crazy Credits Closing credits: Thank you to everyone who supported the BFI's Silent Hitchcock restoration project. See more »
Quotes Joe Betts: When I've put a rope round the Avenger's neck, I'll put a ring around Daisy's finger.
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