The Lodger (1927)

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Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Technical Information 3 DVD Recommendations 4 Recent DVD Releases 4.1 released in 2008 4.2 released in 2005 5 See Also... 6 Image Gallery 7 Film Frames 8 Themes 9 Cast and Crew

[edit] Synopsis

A serial killer known as "The Avenger" is on the loose in London, murdering blonde women. A mysterious man arrives at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting looking for a room to rent. The Bunting's daughter is a blonde model and is seeing one of the detectives assigned to the case. The detective becomes jealous of the lodger and begins to suspect he may be the avenger. (© IMDB)

[edit] Technical Information

• black & white
• sound mix: silent, with English intertitles
• aspect ratio: 1.33:1 Spherical
• running time: 75 minutes
• production studio: Gainsborough Pictures
• also known as:
  • The Case of Jonathan Drew (1927)
  • The Lodger - A Story of the London Fog (1927) - full title
  • Les Cheveux d'or (1927) - France
  • L'Éventreur (1927) - France
  • Il Pensionante (1927) - Italy
  • Der Mieter (1927) - Germany

[edit] DVD Recommendations

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[edit] Recent DVD Releases

• to view all of the DVD releases of this film, see The Lodger (1927) - DVD releases

[edit] released in 2008

	The Lodger (1927) - MGM Home Entertainment (USA, 2008) - part of a box set R1 NTSC 1.33:1 [01:39:24]
	The Lodger (1927) - Network (UK, 2008) - part of a box set R2/4 PAL 1.33:1 [01:30:09]

[edit] released in 2005

	The Lodger (1927) - Video/Film Express (Netherlands, 2005) PAL 1.33:1 [01:10:40]
	The Lodger (1927) - St. Clair Vision (USA, 2005) - part of a box set NTSC 1.33:1 [01:29:30]

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[edit] See Also...

For further relevant information about this film, see also...

• 1000 Frames of The Lodger (1927)
• Articles about The Lodger (1927)
• Complete Cast and Crew
• Radio adaptations
• Titles and Intertitles
• Web links to information, articles, reviews, etc

[edit] Image Gallery

Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger versions or search for all relevant images)...

[edit] Film Frames

[edit] Themes

• the Hitchcock cameo - sitting at the newsroom desk, with his back to the camera
  

[edit] Cast and Crew

Directed by:

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Alma Reville - assistant director

Starring:

• Marie Ault - The Landlady, Mrs Bunting
• Arthur Chesney - Her Husband, Mr Bunting
• June Tripp - Daisy Bunting
• Malcolm Keen - Joe Chandler
• Ivor Novello - Jonathan Drew, The Lodger
• Reginald Gardiner (uncredited)
• Eve Gray - Showgirl Victim (uncredited)
• Alfred Hitchcock - Extra in newspaper office (uncredited)

Produced by:

• Michael Balcon
• Carlyle Blackwell Senior

Written by:

• Marie Belloc Lowndes - original novel and play
• Eliot Stannard
• Alfred Hitchcock (uncredited)

Photographed by:

• Gaetano di Ventimiglia

Edited by:

• Ivor Montagu

Other crew

• E McKnight Kauffer - title designer
• Ivor Montagu - title designer

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