The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
1927
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Synopsis
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.
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) is a 1h 31min crime feature film by Alfred Hitchcock. Selected for Overlook Film Festival (2023).
Key facts
Cast
Ivor Novello, Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, Alfred Hitchcock
First release
February 14, 1927 (Denmark)
Production companies
Gainsborough Pictures
Based on
The Lodger
Setting
London
Crew
Screenplay
Alfred Hitchcock, Eliot Stannard
Producer
Carlyle Blackwell, Michael Balcon
Cinematography
Gaetano di Ventimiglia, Hal Young
Editing
Ivor Montagu
Trailer
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Festival History
- Overlook Film Festival 2023 - Features
Titles
| Alternate title | Les Cheveux d'or | |
| Alternate title | The Lodger : a Study of the London Fog | |
| Alternate title | The Case of Jonathan Drew |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Denmark | February 14, 1927 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | February 14, 1927 |
| Theatrical | United States | June 10, 1928 |
| Theatrical | France | June 19, 1928 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | July 2, 2012 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | PG |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | February 17, 2000 |
| Home video | United Kingdom | March 18, 2004 |
| Home video | Netherlands | March 29, 2005 |
Full credits
| Director | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Cast | Ivor Novello (The Lodger Jonathan Drew), Marie Ault (Mrs. Bunting the Landlady), Arthur Chesney (Mr. Bunting), June Tripp (Daisy Bunting), Malcolm Keen (Joe Chandler), Reginald Gardiner (Dancer at Ball (uncredited)), Eve Gray (Showgirl Victim (uncredited)), Alfred Hitchcock (Man in Newspaper Office (uncredited)), Alma Reville (Woman Listening to Wireless (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Alfred Hitchcock, Eliot Stannard |
| Producer | Carlyle Blackwell, Michael Balcon |
| Cinematography | Gaetano di Ventimiglia, Hal Young |
| Editing | Ivor Montagu |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
