The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
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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"The Lodger" is a silent horror-thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Set in London, the story revolves around a mysterious lodger who rents a room from a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Bunting, in their home. Set against the backdrop of London during the infamous Jack the Ripper murders, the story follows a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Bunting, who take in a mysterious lodger into their home. As the Buntings become increasingly suspicious of their tenant’s peculiar habits and secretive behavior, they grapple with the fear that he might be connected to the gruesome crimes plaguing the city.
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- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Starring
- Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, Alfred Hitchcock
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