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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927

1h 31m

7.1(344 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Mystery

Overview

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.

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9 featured cast members

Starring

Ivor Novello

Ivor Novello

The Lodger Jonathan Drew

Marie Ault

Marie Ault

Mrs. Bunting the Landlady

Arthur Chesney

Mr. Bunting

June Tripp

June Tripp

Daisy Bunting

Malcolm Keen

Malcolm Keen

Joe Chandler

Reginald Gardiner

Reginald Gardiner

Dancer at Ball (uncredited)

Eve Gray

Eve Gray

Showgirl Victim (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock

Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)

Alma Reville

Alma Reville

Woman Listening to Wireless (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Written by: Eliot Stannard
Alfred Hitchcock
Produced by: Michael Balcon
Carlyle Blackwell

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