The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

Feb 14 1927 Not Rated 1h 8m
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Marie Belloc Lowndes, Eliot Stannard, Alfred Hitchcock

Directed by

Alfred Hitchcock

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Carlyle Blackwell Productions, Gainsborough Pictures

Languages

No Language

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
14,134
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA