The Lodger
1944 · Movie · 84 min · ★ 6.5 · 66% critics
In fog-shrouded Victorian London, a family renting out rooms takes in a secretive new lodger while fear spreads over a string of murders linked to Jack the Ripper. As his strange habits raise suspicion, tension grows inside the house and across the neighborhood.
Based on The Lodger
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Details
- Years
- 1944
- Release date
- 1944-01-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (97 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like classic, mood-heavy suspense with foggy streets and slow-building unease, especially if The Spiral Staircase or Isle of the Dead worked for you; Not for you if you want graphic scares or big plot surprises.
Pros: eerie Victorian mood; strong suspense; creepy central performance | Cons: thin mystery; some talky stretches; musical scenes drag
Themes
- suspicion of murder
- jack the ripper
- lodger
- victorian england
- beautiful woman
- film noir
- murder
- serial killer
- british noir
- showgirl
- landlady
- dressing room
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Merle Oberon
as Kitty Langley
Laird Cregar
as Mr. Slade
George Sanders
as Inspector John Warwick
Cedric Hardwicke
as Robert Bonting
Sara Allgood
as Ellen Bonting
Aubrey Mather
as Superintendent Sutherland
Queenie Leonard
as Daisy the Maid
Doris Lloyd
as Jennie
David Clyde
as Det. Sgt. Bates
Helena Pickard
as Annie Rowley
Directed by John Brahm