The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) | |
| Director(s) | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Producer(s) | Michael Balcon (uncredited), Carlyle Blackwell (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Silent Films, Thriller/Suspense |
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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by Michael Balcon and Carlyle Blackwell.
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The Master of Suspense’s First Thriller – ‘The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog’ (Alfred Hitchcock, 1927)
By Virginie Pronovost on Nov 12, 2025 From The Wonderful World of CinemaWe often talk of older films that were ahead of their time. It could be for the central subject, the fashion (hello Merrily We Live), the aesthetic, the acting or just the aura. These pictures were not only ahead of their time; they sometimes stood the test of time and are still relevant decades aft... Read full article
Hitchcock Blogathon #5: The Lodger
By RBuccicone on Jan 17, 2011 From MacGuffin MoviesThe Lodger (1926) ???? Hitchcock got his career in films started as soon as the medium?existed in England, it seems. He started as an intertitle designer, did some assisting on pictures and then moved on to directing. The Lodger is if not his best silent film at least the director’s favorite. ... Read full article
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Alfred Hitchcock wanted an ambiguous ending to the film, but the studio wouldn't allow it to be implied that the lodger might actually be the murderer.
The movie is based on the book of the same name, by Marie Belloc Lowndes. It was the first book to offer a solution to the Jack The Ripper killings. The book is supposedly based on an anecdote told to the painter Walter Sickert by the landlady when renting a room; she said that the previous tenant had been Jack the Ripper. The book was quite popular in its day, was filmed numerous times, and adapted for the radio multiple times, once with Peter Lorre as the lodger.
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