Silent movie at midnight: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

Silent movie at midnight: Zero Zero Euro: The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

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UK, 1927, directed by Alfred Hitchcock with Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, 90 min, original version with English subtitles

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The best British silent movie of all time!

London is holding its breath!

It crackles full of suspense and eroticism: Alfred Hitchcock became a star with THE LODGER. Having just returned from Germany and deeply impressed by the expressionist filmmaking there, he shot this thriller.

London is holding its breath as the unknown serial killer AVENGER repeatedly attacks blonde girls. A mysterious and attractive new tenant appears in Daisy's parents' house. There is something wrong with him, says Daisy's friend, a policeman.

At the time, the journal Bioscope wrote enthusiastically: “It is possible that this film is the finest British production ever made”

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent film crime film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen and Ivor Novello.

It was Hitchcock's third feature film and was released in London on February 14, 1927 and in New York City on June 10, 1928.

The film is based on the novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes published in 1913 and the play Who Is He? The plot revolves around the hunt for a Jack-the-Ripper-like serial killer in London.

The film was Hitchcock's first thriller and made him known as a director, and the trade magazine Bioscope wrote upon its release: “It is possible that this film is the best British production ever made.”

ENGLISH:

For many silent film fans, Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 feature film The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is Hitchcock's signature silent film for many and one of the key British silent films produced in this country.

It's full of suspense and eroticism: Alfred Hitchcock became a star with THE LODGER. Having just returned from Germany and deeply impressed by the expressionist filmmaking there, he shot this thriller.

London holds its breath, because the unknown serial killer Avenger keeps grabbing blonde girls. A mysterious and attractive new tenant shows up at Daisy's parents' house. Something is wrong with him, Daisy's friend, a policeman, thinks.

The journal Bioscope wrote enthusiastically at the time: “It is possible that this film is the finest British production ever made.”

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog is a 1927 British silent thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen and Ivor Novello. Hitchcock's third feature film, it was released on February 14, 1927 in London and on June 10, 1928 in New York City. The film is based on the 1913 novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes and the play Who Is He? co-written by Belloc Lowndes. Its plot concerns the hunt for a Jack the Ripper-like serial killer in London. [1]

Hitchcock's First Thriller, the Film Established Him as a Name Director. Upon its release the trade journal Bioscope wrote: “It is possible that this film is the finest British production ever made.”

Original title The Lodger Year of Release 1927 Length 80 min Director: Alfred Hitchcock with Ivor Novello, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen