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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1928

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Universal acclaim based on 15 Critic Reviews

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The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

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Artlee Pictures | Release Date: June 10, 1928 | Not Rated

Summary: A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Collider Jo Charnock

If there's one Hitchcock silent films fans should see, it's this suspense-filled thriller, which provides an early indication of why and how he earned his 'Master of Suspense' title. Read full review

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Hitchcock's 1926 silent melodrama offers a gripping prehistory not just of his own work, but the Hollywood thriller itself. Read full review

100

Entertainment Weekly

Wesley Stenzel

The movie simultaneously exploits and condemns our fear of the other — we suspect the stranger we know nothing about simply because we know nothing about him, and we almost hope that he's the killer because we so desperately want to be right. Read full review

80

Paste Magazine

Jeremy Matthews

Telling the story of a sexy-but-dangerous lodger, whom our heroine suspects may be Jack the Ripper, Hitchcock builds upon clues and doubts, while making Ivor Novello’s character increasingly intriguing. Read full review

80

The Independent Staff (Not Credited)

Many of [Hitchcock]'s signature motifs were established with this film, including a memorable climax with Novello almost killed by a bloodthirsty mob, and Hitchcock’s first trademark cameo appearance. Read full review

75

Slant Magazine

Jake Cole

A showcase for director Alfred Hitchcock’s intense study of the German Expressionist movement, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog boasts artfully animated intertitles, plunging shadows, and oppressive camera angles. Read full review

60

The New York Times

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This is an impressive study in anticlimax, more distinguished than the usually quoted classic example of "For God, for country and for Yale." The picture has a very, very excellent begining, a mediocre middle and a most deplorable ending. Read full review

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