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The Lodger poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 75.9 / 100
1944·Crime / Horror / Mystery·1h 24m

THE LODGER

“PROBING EYES that marked the woman he loved for death!”

In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

Above the Line
John Brahm·DirectorBarré Lyndon·ScreenplayMarie Belloc Lowndes·NovelLucien Ballard·Director of PhotographyHugo Friedhofer·Original Music ComposerJ. Watson Webb Jr.·Editor
Cast
Merle Oberon·Kitty LangleyLaird Cregar·Mr. SladeGeorge Sanders·Inspector John WarwickCedric Hardwicke·Robert BontingSara Allgood·Ellen BontingAubrey Mather·Superintendent SutherlandQueenie Leonard·Daisy the MaidDoris Lloyd·JennieDavid Clyde·Det. Sgt. BatesHelena Pickard·Annie Rowley
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
John Brahm·Director
Writing· 2
Barré Lyndon·ScreenplayMarie Belloc Lowndes·Novel
Camera· 1
Lucien Ballard·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
J. Watson Webb Jr.·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Hugo Friedhofer·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 5
René Hubert·Costume DesignJames Basevi·Art DirectionJohn Ewing·Art DirectionThomas Little·Set DecorationGuy Pearce·Makeup Artist
Production· 1
Robert Bassler·Producer
By the Numbers
75.9
OF 100
Master Score
7.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Lodger's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#0A0A0A
#8B0000
#D4D4D4
Mood
Suspenseful, Dark, Mysterious
Composition
Layered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a dark background with a prominent red, blood-like vertical streak down the center. Four faces are arranged in two rows in the upper half: a”

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Key Elements
BloodRed Lipstick
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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