The Lodger

"PROBING EYES that marked the woman he loved for death!"

Jan 19 1944 Approved 1h 24m
Crime, Horror, Mystery

In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

Plot

In late Victorian London, Jack the Ripper has been killing and maiming actresses in the night. The Burtons are forced to take in a lodger due to financial hardship. He seems like a nice young man, but Mrs. Burton suspects him of being the ripper because of some mysterious and suspicious habits, and fears for her beautiful actress niece who lives with them.

Written by

Barré Lyndon, Marie Belloc Lowndes

Directed by

John Brahm

Cast

Laird Cregar, Merle Oberon, George Sanders

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

1 win total

Trailers
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Average Rating
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