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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog poster
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MASTER SCORE 83.0 / 100
1927·Crime / Drama / Mystery·1h 31m

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.

Above the Line
Alfred Hitchcock·DirectorAlfred Hitchcock·ScreenplayEliot Stannard·ScreenplayGaetano di Ventimiglia·Director of PhotographyAshley Irwin·MusicIvor Montagu·Editor
Cast
Ivor Novello·The Lodger Jonathan DrewMarie Ault·Mrs. Bunting the LandladyArthur Chesney·Mr. BuntingJune Tripp·Daisy BuntingMalcolm Keen·Joe ChandlerReginald Gardiner·Dancer at Ball (uncredited)Eve Gray·Showgirl Victim (uncredited)Alfred Hitchcock·Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)Alma Reville·Woman Listening to Wireless (uncredited)
Full Crew
(19 credits)
Directing· 4
Alfred Hitchcock·DirectorAlma Reville·Assistant DirectorAlma Reville·Script SupervisorRenie Morrison·Script Supervisor
Writing· 4
Alfred Hitchcock·ScreenplayEliot Stannard·ScreenplayMarie Belloc Lowndes·NovelMarie Belloc Lowndes·Theatre Play
Camera· 2
Gaetano di Ventimiglia·Director of PhotographyHal Young·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Ivor Montagu·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Ashley Irwin·MusicNitin Sawhney·Music
Art & Design· 3
C. Wilfred Arnold·Art DirectionBertram Evans·Art DirectionE. McKnight Kauffer·Title Designer
Production· 2
Michael Balcon·ProducerCarlyle Blackwell·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Ivor Montagu·Title Graphics
By the Numbers
83.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$84K
ROI 46965%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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