While the silent The Lodger was not director Alfred Hitchcock's first film, it was the first to truly deserve the designation "A Hitchcock Picture." British matinee idol Ivor Novello plays Jonathan Drew, a quiet, secretive young man who rents a room in a London boarding house. Drew's arrival coincides with the reign of Terror orchestrated by Jack the Ripper. As the film progresses, circumstantial evidence begins to mount, pointing to Drew as the selfsame Ripper. In addition to Novello's 1932 remake, The Lodger was remade in 1944 with Laird Cregar, then again in 1953 as Man in the Attic, with Jack Palance as Jonathan Drew.
Condition: New
Actors: Ivor Novello
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock
Format: Restored, Silent, Special Edition, Widescreen
Language: English
Region: Region A/1
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
NR
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: June 27, 2017
Run Time: 91 minutes
Cast & Crew
Ivor Novello The Lodger/Jonathan Drew
Marie Ault Mrs. Jackson, her mother
Arthur Chesney Mr. Bunting
Alfred Hitchcock Actor
June Daisy Jackson
Malcolm Keen Joe Betts, the Policeman and Daisy's Fiance
Technical Credits
Alfred Hitchcock Director
Michael Balcon Producer
Giovanni Ventimiglia Cinematographer
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