The Lodger (1927)

director	Alfred Hitchcock
producers	Michael Balcon & Carlyle Blackwell
writer	Eliot Stannard
story by	Marie Belloc Lowndes
starring	Ivor Novello
	Marie Ault
	Arthur Chesney
	June Tripp
	Malcolm Keen
cinematographer	Gaetano di Ventimiglia
editor	Ivor Montagu
running time	80 minutes (7,500 feet)
colour	black & white
sound mix	silent with English intertitles
aspect ratio	1.33:1
studio	Gainsborough Pictures
distributor	Wardour Films (UK)
availability	DVD & Blu-ray
film-1408 (add your rating)

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.

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• 1000 Frames of The Lodger (1927)
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• Complete Cast and Crew
• Radio adaptations
• Titles and Intertitles
• Trivia
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Blu-ray Releases

released in 2012

The Lodger (1927) - Network (Blu-ray, UK, 2012) Amazon (UK)

DVD Releases

released in 2012

The Lodger (1927) - Network (UK, 2012) R2 PAL 1.33:1

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]

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Themes

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

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